ONE STEP FORWARD...

Even when you're moving slow, you're making progress. It's certainly better to move forward slowly than to not move forward at all. When you feel you're stuck, take one small step forward. Though it may not get you very far, it will alter your momentum in a major way. In an instant you'll change from someone who is not going anywhere to someone whom has taken control and is moving ahead.

You can find the strength to do just one thing to move yourself forward. And that one thing is infinitely better than doing nothing. Though sometimes you'll move ahead more quickly, the important thing is to maintain a positive momentum.

If you've had a setback, choose one thing that you can do right now that will get you back on track. You won't make up for all lost ground right away, yet you will keep yourself headed in a positive direction.

Take one step forward. Then take the step after that. Keep moving steadily toward the goal, and though the going will at times be slow, if you maintain your positive momentum you will most certainly get there.

      [ - Copyright permission Global Health Fitness]

THOUGHTS TO THINK ABOUT

Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one so that when we finally meet the right person, we will know how to be grateful for that gift.

When the door of happiness closes, another opens, but often times we look so long at the closed door that we don't see the one which has been opened for us.

The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch and swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you've every had.

It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives.

Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they'll love you back! Don't expect love in return; just wait for it to grow in their heart but if it doesn't, be content it grew in yours.

It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone, an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone, but it takes a lifetime to forget someone.

Don't go for looks; they can deceive. Don't go for wealth; even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright. Find the one that makes your heart smile.

There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real!

Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.

May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy.

Always put yourself in others' shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the other person, too.

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.

Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched, and those who have tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives.

Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss and ends with a tear.

The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past, you can't go on well in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.

When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you're the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.

THINGS I'VE LEARNED ABOUT LIFE

-- I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.

-- I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.

-- I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life.

-- I've learned that making a "living" is not the same thing as making a "life." I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance.

-- I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back.

-- I've learned that if you pursue happiness, it will elude you. But if you focus on your family, your friends, the needs of others, your work and doing the very best you can, happiness will find you.

-- I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision.

-- I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one.

-- I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love that human touch -- holding hands, a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.

-- I've learned that I still have a lot to learn.