The measure of one’s success, should not be measured by what they have acquired or accomplished in life. One’s success should be measured by the success of those that you have mentored, taught and sowed seeds into their lives.
Live Life To The Fullest
Live life one day at a time.
Be grateful for the small things.
Don’t focus on the thing you cannot change.
Be wise enough to know when not to react.
Take time to breathe.
Never try to live someone else’s dreams.
Stay faithful to your call.
But most of all, remember that life is short.
We are here for a little while.
So, live life to the fullest.
It’s just a thought.
Paul Steven Smith (Uncle Paul)
www.unclepaulsthoughts.com
Your Perception Is Your Reality
Stop focusing on everything that is bad in your life and focus on the good. Change your inner voice from, “I can’t” to “I can.” Start acknowledging the good qualities about yourself. Change your thoughts from negative to positive. Visualize where you would like to be in your life, takes Dig deep, and find yourself again.
Take Charge - Take Action
"We all find ourselves sometimes falling into the trap of over thinking the task at hand. We then begin to feel as if the task is too big for us to complete. We spend precious time complaining, blaming others, and making excuses, instead of getting the job done. But once we get back on track, we soon realize that the job was not as challenging as we thought."
Take The First Step
Our biggest fears in life can all be conquered if we just take the first step. Taking the first step to accomplishing our dreams, our goals, and our passion can be difficult. But, if we never take risks, chances are, we will not live our lives to its fullest. We must push ourselves if we are to ever discover our limits. We must take the first step. We may trip, we may stumble, and we may even fall, but we must take that first step. For if we never take action, then we cannot go too far. We will find ourselves stuck in a constant state of decomposition. Let's get to stepping. It’s just a thought. Paul Steven Smith (Uncle Paul) www.unclepaulsthoughts.com
The rain is necessary for growth.
Let's not complain about the rain today. You see the rain is necessary for growth. For us to grow and become what we should be life, a little rain and some storms are necessary. When I was a kid, I heard a saying, “April showers bring May flowers.” So, the next time a storm comes your way, don’t freak out, find the strength, in the midst of the storm, to just keep living and then prepare to flourish. It’s just a thought. Paul Steven Smith (Uncle Paul) www.unclepaulsthoughts.com
It All Has A Purpose
"I’ve learned a lot in my short sprint of life, that my greatest lessons have come through my most painful life’s experiences. As I look back over my life, I am now grateful, for each of those experiences, because without them, I would not be who I am today. As painful as those lessons where, I am now thankful, for every one of those life’s challenges."It’s just a thought. Paul Steven Smith (Uncle Paul) www.unclepaulsthoughts.com
Listen-Be Patient-Love
As we walk our journey through life, there are three things that we must master as we embark upon the trip. First, we must learn to be quiet for a minute and listen to ourselves, listen to others and hear what the Spirit has to say. Secondly, we must learn to be patient with ourselves, patient with others and patient with our creator. Finally, we must learn to love ourselves, to love others and to love the one that created us. If we can master these three things, then we can master life. It’s just a thought. Paul Steven Smith (Uncle Paul) www.unclepaulsthoughts.com
Climb Your Own Ladder
Climb Your Ladder The creator of the universe has given each of us our own life ladder to climb. This ladder was uniquely designed with you in mind. This ladder is just for you, and no one else can climb your ladder, and you cannot climb anyone else’s. For every rung that you climb, is designed with your destiny and purpose in mind. You must be careful never to allow others to force you to live out the dreams, that they were not brave enough to live. For it would be sad, to get all the way to the top of the ladder, only to realize that you have been fulfilling someone dreams and your dreams are still on step number one, of your ladder.
Do It Afraid
If you are to conquer your fear, you must do it now. You see, the longer you think about it, the worse it gets. The longer you wait, the more fear builds. If you wait for fear to leave before you act, fear will never leave, and you will never act, your fears must be conquered.
Fear Is Not Alway Negative
We must understand that fear is not necessarily a bad thing. So often we look at our fears in a negative way, but actually, our fear can be a very positive force. Our fears can signal that we are changing, growing, developing and moving outside of your comfort zone. You can ask anyone who has ever made major changes in their lives; there is always some fear and dis-ease. That is part of it. Look, if it were easy, we would have already done it. We must take our fears and use them to our advantage.
We Must Move Beyond Our Fear
For a very long, time fear has controlled me. Fear has paralyzed me. Fear has stopped me from living the life of my dreams. This week I have come to recognize the fear within me, and I have finally begun the process of facing it. I believe by facing my fears, rather than react to them, will help me take the next step forward.
Fear Is Holding Me Back
I constantly say I wish I had more hours in the day. It’s one thing everyone wants, and yet it’s impossible to attain. But what if you could free up significant time—maybe as much as 25% of my evenings, to focus on the task that really matters?
You May Be DOWN, But YOU’RE Not OUT.
Sometimes when life knocks us down, we feel as if we have been ejected from the game of life. We feel like the game is over. Then we quickly realize, that even though we are facing challenging times in our lives, it doesn’t mean the end of the world. You see, others have survived some of the same things that we are going through. Some, even more, traumatic and painful and yet, they survived it and somehow found the strength to go on and not give up.
Our job in life is to first, inspires hope in the face of adversity. Second, to invest in others, just like others invested in us, to help shape us into the persons we are today. Finally, to impact, someone else's life in such a way that they can look at us one day and say, because of you I did not give up. As you enter this new chapter of life, use whatever assets you have to help someone else. Remember this; many people helped you, a long the way. It is your turn, to inspire other, to invest in people and to impact someone else’s life. It’s just a thought. Paul Steven Smith (Uncle Paul) www.unclepaulsthoughts.com
You are the architect of your future…
You can’t change the past; so, stop trying. There’s much you can’t change about the present; so, stop trying. But, it is up to you to be the architect of your future. As the architect, you can create beauty from chaos, a future that inspires hope in the face of adversity. You have the power to create your future and to create order during disarray.
Hush & Listen
You have to be quiet to hear God speak; to hear God’s vision. You can’t listen to God and the noise of life, at the same time. Just maybe the reason that you never hear God speak is that you're never in quiet space. In life, you must reserve some time alone with God. Hush for a moment, get still, and be quiet, listen and hear God speak to you. How much time do you spend being quiet and waiting on God to speak to you? Remember this God speaks to people who take the time to listen. Enter into your quiet time.
Keep Moving Forward
We all have experienced some dreadful times, in our lives that changed our entire world in just a matter of seconds. These moments changed our lives forever. We must find a way not to allow these moments to change us for the worst and make us become something that we are not. We must let these moments, make us stronger, wiser, kinder, and better. Do what you have to at the moment. Cry if you must, then straighten out that wig or hat and keep it moving. Remember this, never let your life situation change you, let them improve you. It’s just a thought. Paul Steven Smith (Uncle Paul) www.unclepaulsthoughts.com
We Must Grow Through The Dirt...
A seed planted in the dirt must grow in and through the dirt, to reach the sun light. In life, sometimes we too, must grow in and through the dirt, in order to reach our potential, our dreams, our promises. We must keep growing in the dirt, even when we cannot see the sun light. We must overcome the challenges of life and continue to grow through the process and one day; we too will see the sun light. It’s just a thought. Paul Steven Smith (Uncle Paul) www.unclepaulsthoughts.com
Do It FEARFUL...
Everything that you ever wanted is within your reach. The only thing that is standing in your way is your fear. If you really want something, you must reach beyond your fears and take the next step forward. Remember this, if you want something bad enough, you sometimes have to take that next step even if you are afraid. Do it fearful. It’s just a thought.