I was asked why I buy water when it is free. I thought about this and came to the conclusion that there is a price we pay for free. We often say the best things in life are free, but we also get what we pay for.

I once noticed my nephew being a 5 year old. He was ripping apart a beautiful plant in the front yard. When I asked him to stop hurting the plant he questioned me in earnest not believing that the plant had any life at all. It is up to us to educate and teach the next generation. We must understand that there is so much to be thankful for in the world. All life deserves our respect and serves a purpose.

Often what comes out of us in response to the world around us is what we already have inside. How people treat us is their Karma, how we respond is ours. I got these principles from Dr. Wayne Dyer. I believe they are a wonderful way to go about life.

Has anyone ever told you that you have a lot of potential? Have you ever taken a moment to think about what that could mean? Perhaps there is a meaning behind the words people say. They may be hinting at something unspoken. Will you be satisfied with just having potential?

I once witnessed a dying moth flapping its wings in a pool of water. Even during its last moments it created huge ripples in the water. As long as there is life we can create change. As long as there is life we have impact. As long as there is life there is hope.

Our state of mind determines our state of being. If our mind is filled with strife we will have a strife filled life. Things spring forth from the source. Free your mind. Think thoughts of wealth and prosperity and you will see abundance all around you.

Seeing is not believing. Believing is seeing. I got this concept from Dr. Wayne Dyer. Everything made by man first started in the mind. Nothing created will come into our reality without first coming into our mind. Use this for a positive and understand it is within your power to create your reality.

We have the power within us to do amazing things. This power is unlocked by belief. Our thoughts can either empower us or imprison us. You must believe that you are capable of greatness. Because you are!

For the life you want tomorrow, you’ve got to live today! Do the uncomfortable things. Practice Kaizen. Daily improvement. Go into the zone of the unknown. If you do what you have always done, you will receive the things that you have always gotten. Stretch yourself today and expand.

One day I went hiking with my cousin and we noticed a strange fruit. He was so fascinated by this spiky fruit that he couldn’t wait to get it home to eat. Despite this fruit doing everything it could to repel him. It pricked him, it smell bad, and when he finally cut it open it tasted horrible! We found out later it is called “wild cucumber” and, if eaten, it is fatal in even small quantities. Be careful what you wish for.