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marco puccini

“trabant”

isaacmartinez:

twelve things you should be able to say to yourself. you know you’re on the right track when you can repeat each of the following headlines to yourself, honestly. and if you can’t, this list gives you something positive to work on.

i am following my heart and intuition.

don’t be pushed by your problems. be led by your dreams. live the life you want to live. be the person you want to remember years from now. make decisions and act on them. make mistakes, fall and try again. even if you fall a thousand times, at least you won’t have to wonder what could have been. at least you will know in your heart that you gave your dreams your best shot. each of us has a fire in our hearts burning for something. it’s our responsibility in life to find it and keep it lit. this is your life, and it’s a short one. don’t let others extinguish your flame. try what you want to try. go where you want to go. follow your own intuition. dream with your eyes open until you know exactly what it looks like. then do at least one thing every day to make it a reality. and as you strive to achieve your goals, you can count on there being some fairly substantial disappointments along the way. don’t get discouraged, the road to your dreams may not be an easy one. think of these disappointments as challenges – tests of persistence and courage. at the end of the road, more often than not, we regret what we didn’t do far more than what we did. 

i am proud of myself.

you are your own best friend and your own biggest critic. regardless of the opinions of others, at the end of the day the only reflection staring back at you inthe mirror is your own. accept everything about yourself – EVERYTHING! you are you and that is the beginning and the end – no apologies, no regrets. people who are proud of themselves tend to have passions in life, feel content and set good examples for others. it requires envisioning the person you would like to become and making your best efforts to grow. being proud isn’t bragging about how great you are; it’s more like quietly knowing that you’re worth a lot. it’s not about thinking you’re perfect – because nobody is – but knowing that you’re worthy of being loved and accepted. all you have to do is be yourself and live the story that no one else can live – the story of your own unique life. be proud, be confident, you never know who has been looking at you wishing they were you.

i am making a difference.

act as if what you do makes a difference. it does. is it true that we all live to serve? that by helping others we fulfill our own destiny? the answer is a simple ‘yes.’ when you make a positive impact in someone else’s life, you also make a positive impact in your own life. do something that’s greater than you – something that helps someone else to be happy or to suffer less. you are only one, but you are one. you cannot do everything, but you can do something. smile and enjoy the fact that you made a difference – one you’ll likely remember forever.

i am happy and grateful.

happiness is within you, in your way of thinking. how you view yourself and your world are mindful choices and habits. the lens you choose to view everything through determines how you feel about yourself and everything that happens around you. being grateful will always make you happy. if you’re finding it hard to be grateful for anything, sit down close your eyes and take a long slow breath and be grateful for oxygen. every breath you take is in sync with someone’s last.

i am growing in to the best version of me.

judy garland once said, “always be a first rate version of yourself instead of a second rate version of somebody else.” live by this statement. there is no such thing as living in someone else’s shoes. the only shoes you can occupy are your own. if you aren’t being yourself, you aren’t truly living – you’re merely existing. remember, trying to be anyone else is a waste of the person you are. embrace that individual inside you that has ideas, strengths and beauty like no one else. be the person you know yourself to be – the best version of you – on your terms. improve continuously, take care of your body and health, and surround yourself with positivity. become the best version of you.

i am making my time count.

time is the most valuable constituent of life. make the time for what does matter today. really being in the moment, finding passion in your life, seeing the world and traveling, or just seeing the world that’s around you right now, being with great people, doing amazing things, eating amazing food and savoring life’s little pleasures. remember, your time is priceless, but it’s free. you can’t own it, but you can use it. you can spend it, but you can’t keep it. once you’ve lost it you can never get it back. you really do only have a short period to live. so let your dreams be bigger than your fears and your actions louder than your words. make your time count!

i am honest with myself.

be honest about what’s right, as well as what needs to be changed. be honest about what you want to achieve and who you want to become. be honest with every aspect of your life, always. because you are the one person you can forever count on. search your soul, for the truth, so that you truly know who you are. once you do, you’ll have a better understanding of where you are now and how you got here, and you’ll be better equipped to identify where you want to go and how to get there.  

i am good to those i care about.

in human relationships distance is not measured in miles, but in affection. two people can be right next to each other, yet miles apart. so don’t ignore someone you care about, because lack of concern hurts more than angry words. stay in touch with those who matter to you. not because it’s convenient, but because they’re worth the extra effort. when was the last time you told your family and close personal friends that you loved them? just spending a little time with someone shows that you care, shows that they are important enough that you’ve chosen — out of all the things to do on your busy schedule — to find the time for them. talk to them. listen to them. understand them. many times it’s our actions, not just our words that really speak what our heart feels for another.

i know what unconditional love feels like.

whether your love is towards a child, a lover, or another family member, know the feeling of giving love and not expecting anything in return – this is what lies at the heart of unconditional love. life through unconditional love is a wondrous adventure that excites the very core of our being and lights our path with delight. this love is a dynamic and powerful energy that lifts us through the most difficult times. love is beautiful and unpredictable. it begins with ourselves, for without self-love, we cannot know what true love can be. in loving ourselves, we allow the feeling to generate within us and then we can share it to everyone and everything around us. when you love unconditionally, it isn’t because the person you love is perfect, it’s because you learn to see an imperfect person perfectly.

i have forgiven those who once hurt me.

we’ve all been hurt by another person at some point or another – we were treated badly, trust was broken, hearts were hurt. and while this pain is normal, sometimes that pain lingers for too long. we relive the pain over and over, letting them live rent-free in our head and we have a hard time letting go. grudges are a waste of perfect happiness, it causes us to miss out on the beauty of life as it happens. to forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover the prisoner was you.

i take full accountability for my life.

own your choices and mistakes, and be willing to take the necessary steps to improve upon them. either you take accountability for your life or someone else will. and when they do, you’ll become a slave to their ideas and dreams instead of a pioneer of your own. you are the only one who can directly control the outcome of your life. and no, it won’t always be easy. every person has a stack of obstacles in front of them. but you must take accountability for your situation and overcome these obstacles. choosing not to is choosing a lifetime of mere existence. 

i have no regrets.

this one is simply a culmination of the previous eleven…follow your heart. be true to yourself. do what makes you happy. be with who makes you smile. laugh as much as you breathe. love as long as you live. say what you need to say. offer a helping hand when you’re able. appreciate all the things you do have. smile. celebrate your small victories. learn from your mistakes. realize that everything is a lesson in disguise. forgive. and let go of the things you can’t control.

isaacmartinez:

ten habits you must quit to be happy. when you quit doing the wrong things, you make more room for the things that make you happy. so starting today…

1. quit procrastinating on your goals. some people dream of success while others wake up and work hard at it. action and change are often resisted when they’re needed most. get a hold of yourself and have discipline. putting something off instantly makes it harder and scarier. what we don’t start today won’t be finished by tomorrow. and there’s nothing more stressful than the perpetual lingering of an unfinished task. the secret to getting ahead is simply getting started. starting, all by itself, is usually sufficient to build enough momentum to keep the ball rolling. so forget about the finish line and just concentrate on taking your first step. say to yourself, “i choose to start this task with a small, imperfect step.” all those small steps will add up and you’ll actually get to see changes fairly quickly.
2. quit blaming others and making excuses. stop blaming others for what you have or don’t have, or for what you feel or don’t feel. when you blame others for what you’re going through, you deny responsibility and perpetuate the problem. stop giving your power away and start taking responsibility for your life. blaming is just another sorry excuse, and making excuses is the first step towards failure; you and only you are responsible for your life choices and decisions.
3. quit trying to avoid change. if nothing ever changed there would be no sunrise the next morning. most of us are comfortable where we are even though the whole universe is constantly changing around us. learning to accept this is vital to our happiness and general success. because only when we change, do we grow, and begin to see a world we never knew was possible. and don’t forget, however good or bad a situation is now, it will change. that’s the one thing you can count on. so embrace it, and realize that change happens for a reason. it won’t always be easy or obvious at first, but in the end it will be worth it.
4. quit trying to control the uncontrollable. if you try to control everything, and then worry about the things you can’t control, you are setting yourself up for a lifetime of frustration and misery. some forces are out of your control, but you can control how you react to things. everyone’s life has positive and negative aspects – whether you’re happy or not depends greatly on which aspects you focus on. the best thing you can do is to let go of what you can’t control, and invest your energy in the things you can – like your attitude.
5. quit talking down to yourself. nothing will bring you down quicker than berating yourself. the mind is a superb instrument if used right, but when used incorrectly, it becomes very destructive. be aware of your mental self-talk. we all talk silently to ourselves in our heads, but we aren’t always conscious of what we’re saying or how it’s affecting us. as henry ford once stated, “whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, you’re right.” one of the major causes of why we fail is due to self-doubt and negative self-talk. the way to overcome negative thoughts and destructive emotions is to develop opposing, positive emotions that are stronger and more powerful. listen to your self-talk and replace negative thoughts with positive ones, over time you will change the trajectory of your life.
6. quit criticizing others. the negativity you bleed out toward others will gradually cripple your own happiness. when you truly feel comfortable with your own imperfections, you won’t feel threatened or offended by the imperfections you see in other people. so stop worrying about the flaws you see in everyone else, and focus on yourself. let the constant growth and improvement in your own life keep you so busy that you have no time left to criticize others.
7. quit running from your problems and fears. trust me, if everyone threw their problems in a pile for you to see, you would grab yours back. tackle your problems and fears swiftly, don’t run away from them. the best solution is to face them head on no matter how powerful they may seem. fears, in particularly, stop you from taking chances and making decisions. they keep you confined to just the small space where you feel completely comfortable. but your life’s story is simply the culmination of many small, unique experiences, many of which require you to stretch your comfort zone. letting your fears and worries control you is not ‘living,’ it’s merely existing. bottom line: either you own your problems and fears, or they will ultimately own you.
8. quit living in another time and place. some people spend their entire lives trying to live in another time and place. they lament about what has been, what they could have done, or what might become. however, the past is gone, and the future doesn’t exist. no matter how much time we spend thinking and lamenting about either, it doesn’t change anything. one of life’s sharpest paradoxes is that our brightest future hinges on our ability to pay attention to what we’re doing right now, today. we need to live more in the moment. living in the moment requires active, open, intentional awareness on the present. don’t fantasize about being on vacation while at work, and don’t worry about the work piling up on your desk when you’re on vacation. live for now. notice the beauty unfolding around you.
9. quit trying to be someone you’re not. one of the greatest challenges in life is being yourself in a world that’s trying to make you like everyone else. someone will always be prettier, someone will always be smarter, someone will always be younger, but they will never be you. don’t change so people will like you. be yourself and the right people will love you, and you’ll love yourself more too.
10. quit being ungrateful. not all the puzzle pieces of life will seem to fit together at first, but in time you’ll realize they do, perfectly. so thank the things that didn’t work out, because they just made room for the things that will. and thank the ones who walked away from you, because they just made room for the ones who won’t. no matter how good or bad you have it, wake up each day thankful for your life. someone somewhere else is desperately fighting for theirs. Instead of thinking about what you’re missing, try thinking about what you have that everyone else is missing.

fuckyeahspringfield:

This too. 

fuckyeahspringfield:

Had to re-reblog this from the proper source.