"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will care for itself. Today has enough trouble of its own."- Matthew 6:34

    The future will take care of itself if you just do all that you can do in the present without worry, but with faith.

     How do you define your success? Is your inspiration for success determined on what the world defines for you, or do you have your own ideals that guide you?  Do you strive for money and possessions and power because that is what the world defines as being important and successful, or do you simply seek happiness?  If you simply want to be happy, then keep that as the focus of your drive to achieve instead.  Don't let the world dictate your idea of succcess.  Your feeling of success will be your own, not someone else's.  

     Be consistent.  Anyone can have a dream, but what are they doing about it on a daily basis.  You can't just put your dreams in a closet and dust them off every few months.  Don't make New Year's resolutions, make daily resolutions. Resolve yourself to doing something, anything, even if it involves just a few minutes of action towards your goals.  You can often accomplish more in consistent little pieces than in infrequent big ones.  Stop starting over and over from square one when the mood strikes.  Instead work consistently towards your dreams on a daily basis.

     Slow down.  That's it.  Just slow down, breathe deeply, enjoy an extended moment.  Be still and slow down.  After all, it is Friday.

     Would you rather go through life fearing failure and thus not attempting anything worthwhile?  Is it better to play it safe and not take any risks because you are afraid of what others will say?  Odds are that the risk is worth the reward.  Don't go through life regretting things that you never did or never tried.  As Lucille Ball once said, "I’d rather regret the things I’ve done, than regret the things I haven’t done."  If you fail in your efforts, the worst thing that can happen is that you are back where you started.  However, if you, when you succeed you will have achieved more than what you originally sought after.  You will have gained the confidence to continue to reach for previously thought unreachable dreams and goals.  The great English poet Alfred Lord Tennyson pointed out that, "Tis better to have loved and lost, then to never have loved at all."  So believe in yourself and your ability to make that image in your head a reality.

     The little dreams can be just as important as the really big dreams.  It those little victories that happen everyday, if you're observant enough to notice them happening, that can boost your confidence and belief in the possibility of the big dreams coming true.  Little miracles happen everyday.  Just think of all the little things you get done everyday without even putting forth much effort.  Just think of all the big things you could accomplish if you did focus your thoughts and efforts.  As the great painter, Vincent Van Gogh once said, "Great things are done by a series of small things brought together."  Today, just take time to notice all the little dreams coming true instead of stressing about the big ones that have yet to come true.
 

     My son recently wanted a piece of french bread.  He asked me, "Can I have the beginning of the bread?"  I said, You mean you want one of the end pieces?"  "No.  The beginning pieces," he clarified for me.  I suddenly realized that he was right.  There really are no "ends" in reality. The end of one thing is always the beginning of something else.  There is no end to life.  There is no end to the world.  There are only transitions, new possibilities, and new beginnings that awaits us every moment of every day. Here lies another path to inspiration and happiness: See the beginning in everything.