Well it's taken me a while to write this post and I'm afraid it's going to be fairly short because I started reading Les Miserables and I can't seem to put it down long enough to do much else. My advice to read something inspiring daily doesn't necessarily mean that you have to do it at the expense of everything else, but sometimes I get so caught up in a book that it's hard to think about other things.
The important thing is that you look for inspiring things to motivate you to see the good in the world. When we see the positive it's easier to want to accomplish something good. One of my friends has a book with uplifting quotes that they read from each day as a family or they watch uplifting youtube videos. Another one often posts great quotes on Facebook like this one.
The scriptures are full of wisdom and a great place to find peace and motivation. We often discuss the lessons we have learn from their pages as we are walking.
We also enjoy music. A couple are real singers and accomplished musicians. I'm really good at listening and enjoying music :) Music has great power over our emotions. I get motivated to do my best cleaning while listening to 80's rock, but when I need to be uplifted there's nothing better than a great music video with beautiful scenery. When my children were little some of them regularly had bad dreams so I put a CD player next to their beds and softly played their favorite music as they fell asleep. This seemed to help relax them and they slept better.
Everyone is inspired by different things. Find what lifts your spirits and take in a daily dose!
Now back to my book :)
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