Think Daily Messages

It is the Soldier, not the minister, who has given us freedom of religion.

It is the Soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press.

It is the Soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech.

It is the Soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us freedom to protest.

It is the Soldier, not the lawyer, who has given us the right to a fair trail.

It is the Soldier, not the politician, who has given us the right to vote.

It is the Soldier who salutes the flag, serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag.

-Charles M. Province

Should we always take what authority figures say at face value?

Should we give authority figures ever greater power - or allow them to claim more power on their own?

Shold we limit the number of authority figures who govern over us, or encourage more of them?

Does your body show up but your mind isn't fully there? Showing up mentally to play full out gives your body motivation and a reason for doing what it's doing.  

If you can't show up fully, then maybe your in the wrong place and you should stop going there.

All in or out?  One or the other.

Over time, maybe we have learned that suppressing our true feelings will keep some peace - for now.  And maybe we have learned that prenteding to be someone we aren't (in this place, with that group) is just easier for the time being.  But by consistently pretending to be someone we aren't because we don't have the courage to be who we are, we can lose our sense of true self, and feel an imbalance or lack of peace.

Your true self is valuable and has something to give the world.

Be authentic.

If our political leaders, past and present, can't balance a budget for us (not even close), does that make them incompetent and irresponsible?

Should we publicly call it?

What if three years from now you could look and feel three years younger than you do now?

Getting older doesn't mean aging.

What are you willing to do?

Lifespan = years you'll live.   Healthspan = years you'll be healthy.

Will you be healthy until you die?  Or spend many years before you die unable to enjoy life?

Better plan ahead.

...if you don't spend it all on other things.

If you have spent more than you have, you have spent away your freedom.

If you don't like crowds, don't like working in groups, and prefer to be and work by yourself - don't worry, there's nothing wrong with you.  You're an introvert - like a lot of other people.  You have strengths extroverts don't have.

You should recognize what feels right for you and use it to your advantage.

Get up earlier than you have to.  Be still, stretch, or exercise. Review your goals.  Ask, "What am I doing today?" and "Why?".  "What's the best and most important thing for me to do today?"

Get up earlier than you have to.

Enter your day slowly.