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May 1: Little advantages you cannot see often produce big advantages you can

May 2: A little bit of effort every day plus an open mind makes learning anything easy

May 3: Why do we feel bad about having certain thoughts?

May 4: Having no secrets allows me to live without shame

May 5: I am never upset for the reason I think I am

May 6: Having more money brings new limitations.

May 7: Trusting inspiration consistently proves more effective than planning everything

May 8: When I love my family, my soul expands in the worship of the creator.

May 9: Motivation to avoid making fun of people

May 10: Everything I ask for I receive. Often it arrives in an unexpected way

May 11: What I believe about the world I am living in creates it.

May 12: Failing is okay and great for learning!

May 13: Praying for help with what I am doing each moment gives the fastest results

May 14: It only takes something happening once anywhere to make it real

May 15: The past had to happen the way it did and now is full of new possibilities

May 16: The most precious part of any relationship is the friendship

May 17: For every one expectation someone puts on us, we put 10 on ourselves

May 18: Whatever I think of other people is always what I think of myself

May 19: Why do we work so hard to level up when soon we will have to start over?

May 20: The judgmental thoughts I have are a reflection of what I have learned and not who I am.

May 21: The four basic problems are hungry, angry, lonely, and tired

May 22: What are you willing to do today to have what you need?

May 23: Patience is the normal state for one that is living forever.

May 24: How do children learn so fast and how is it possible to learn that fast at any time in life?

May 25: Everything is here to help you today

May 26: If you are in a lose:lose world where the choice is between the lesser of two evils, you can ask for a way out of this world and enter a world of win:win

May 27: Who are you perfectly qualified to help today?

May 28: Discipline is finding ways to love doing what you need to do

May 29: The most powerful teaching is leading by example

May 30: Success = Failure

May 31: The easiest way to maintain a healthy weight is to make what you eat every day into a game

June 1: You can learn or criticize

June 2: How to have a great day even when you are sick

June 3: Can I still be positive in a situation that consistently brought out the worst in me?

June 4: The "it will be better when" trap

June 5: How I challenge myself in a healthy way and make new expectations on what I can do

June 6: Do not make it worse and ask for help are two power thoughts that help me through my most challenging days

June 7: How to talk about problems without complaining

June 8: A day spent depressed, frustrated, and angry is still worth living

June 9: Opportunity often comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat

June 10: Help others achieve their dreams and you will achieve yours

June 11: How to know tough emotions like depression, fear, and anxiety will go away?

June 12: What works for me get through temptation and cravings for unhealthy behavior?

June 13: You are never alone with your problems because someone else is struggling with almost the same thing you are right now

June 14: A little improvement in thinking each day adds up to a miracle fast

June 15: You must do the things you think you cannot do

June 16: Put your heart, mind, and soul into even the smallest acts. This is the secret of success

June 17: There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure

June 18: No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted

June 19: I got mad while gaming and it took me hours to recover

June 20: Today I struggled with trying not to fix a family member

June 21: A few simple rules for helping other people

June 22: What if everyone else is right

June 23: One of the most challenging days I have had recently

June 24: What is the truth about me

June 25: The "life used to be great and now it is not" story

June 26: Expect nothing and everything is awesome

June 27: Being grateful for the good things that are and the bad things that are not happening

June 28: The illusion of private thoughts

June 29: Evidence will always be found for that which is believed

June 30: How do people do so many amazing things?

July 1: The courage to try new things knowing that failure is the most likely result

July 2: The benefits of completing annoying tasks as soon as possible

July 3: A test to discover your current mental health state

July 4: Everything I say reflects my private inner reality

July 5: What does not kill you makes you stronger!

July 6: There's nothing wrong with being a little depressed

July 7: Having fun without consequences is possible

July 8: Why do we punish ourselves

July 9: Be the change you want to see in the world

July 10: A lot of little rewards provide much more than a few big rewards.

July 11: Matter and energy cannot be destroyed therefore I must have the same properties.

July 12: Freedom from fear is available now because nothing can happen that will not fade

July 13: Today I listened to the small voice that warns against temptation

July 14: Attacks and criticism give me everything I need to improve

July 15: Waking up on the wrong side of the bed and restarting

July 16: The "I will be happy when" trap

July 17: The benefit of breaking big tasks that are overwhelming into small parts

July 18: Being excited to mess something up

July 19: Thank you I have nothing to complain about challenge

July 20: Coming out of denial that a problem exists is the first step to a solution

July 21: Just because there is nobody around does not mean you are alone

July 22: What will you need in the future that is being prepared today?

July 23: It takes a lot of effort to control others. Today I spend that effort on paying attention to what I am doing

July 24: The only thing there is to like or not like about me is how I feel about the world and myself

July 25: What I do when facing criticism and attacks.

July 26: Being free of the basic instinct to complain when anything is wrong is a miracle

July 27: What is there to lose in a game online?

July 28: The difference between knowing and guessing

July 29: Virtue can only flourish among equals

July 30: Amazing things happen when I do the right thing now without understanding what I can get out of it later

July 31: 99% of the difficulties I face in my life, I create

August 1: Why do I have the same 10 goals each day_

August 2: Most of what happens in life is good. Our default programming is to focus mostly on the bad

August 3: What you do not know is often more important than what you do know

August 4: We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used to create them

August 5: A health condition can be an opportunity for learning and growth

August 6: It never is anyone else. It always is about my reaction

August 7: List of helpful books I read for self help

August 8: List of helpful books I read as an entrepreneur online

August 9: What solutions am I working on today that are making my problems worse?

August 10: What if you cannot get ahead in life?

August 11: What is the true purpose of what I am doing today?

August 12: There is nothing I can get that would make me any happier

August 13: Building a deeper relationship with the people already in my life gives me much more than trying to bring new people in

August 14: Being trustworthy makes it easier to trust others.

August 15: There are no other people

August 16: It does not matter if you make a mistake because you can always try again

August 17: Timing is everything and I cannot control it

August 18: The only things that can offend me are those I believe are true about me

August 19: Why is it we know what to do and do not do it?

August 20: The best revenge is living well

August 21: I am not responsible for my first thought today, only the second

August 22: My 7-month-old daughter shows more patience and honesty than I do

August 23: Where do I get the idea that I can do it all?

August 24: When I find something that works, I try to do it every day

August 25: It is not what is done to me that causes the most pain. It is the stories I tell about it that hurt the most

August 26: The most dangerous time for me is after I make the first mistake

August 27: Sometimes not having things go my way can be the best thing that happens to me

August 28: The most effective method of learning and teaching is by example

August 29: Nothing is a waste of time that I learn from

August 30: You cannot fix what you do not know is broken

August 31: What is the difference between religion and spirituality