Daily Wisdom Motivational Podcast

There's a very special miracle that happens every single day that we often don't think about. That is to have a vision, to be able to physically see with our eyes. When we sleep, our eyes don't function. Even if we sleep with our eyes open, during our sleep, we are like blind or sightless individuals. Therefore, when we wake up and we are able to see again, many people take the opportunity to thank the Creator for restoring the power of sight.

But there are people with good eyesight, yet they are blind. They're blind to the spiritual matters, to kindnesses of the world, or to things that they're supposed to see. They cannot see the benevolence of the divine providence or the goodness of the world, and this basically leads to the destinies of everything and everyone. They're like sightless people grasping in the dark.

I met a young man, some time ago, who had been using drugs.

I asked him the question, “What leads you to that? What did you do to fall so low that you let the drugs control your life, your mind, and everything else around you?”

This is what he said to me, “I was looking for a high… I was looking for something above and beyond. I fooled myself into thinking that I could accomplish more, and that I was so much better than everybody else. I never listened,” the young man said, “to anyone. Not to advice from my parents, my friends. And I never cared to even take the time. I kept on telling myself that I was so much greater, and so much smarter. Nothing could change me or stop me. When the drugs came along, I didn’t look at it as an ‘overtaking power’ or as a ‘new achievement’, but rather as simply one of my servants that I could order around.”

An interesting concept to discuss is the crowing of the rooster. This is one of the wonders the Creator implemented in nature. By some hidden, peculiar sense it seems that the rooster knows the time when the darkness of night is about to lift and give its place to the light of the day.

How does it know that? It's a wonder of the world. It's one of the mysteries that no one understands. Yet, it's a natural phenomenon, something which happens all over the world, all the time.

Day and night, light and darkness are often synonymous with good and bad, knowledge and ignorance, happiness and misery. There are people in this world who actually live in the dark. There are those that have no knowledge of the Creator of the world or the goodness of the world, or facts that are accepted by most people.

Do you have an issue and find that there are things that you’re not exactly sure how to fix or correct? If this isn’t what you want to have, or who you want to be then why not speak to a mentor? You should have a mentor. A mentor is a powerful force that can help you in so many different ways.

A teacher, mentor, helper, or guide can be there when you need them. When you fall, and when things are difficult, why not speak with them? Whether it’s a financial issue, spiritual issue, personal issue, or even a physical issue, ask for their opinion. Because when you’re at the bottom, there is only one way to go: up. It is actually in the face of adversity that things begin to change. You always have the opportunity to make changes. When you think about it, a mentor can guide you to your goals.

I wish for you to have a great day. But, what does that mean? It means that today you will benefit from the goodness of the world.

May your day be filled with happiness and joy.

May you accomplish all of the tasks that you had set out to do.

May you see true goodness and revealed goodness in all your actions.

May you have a good day because today is the day that you made the decision to turn your life around.

May you have a good day because you deserve it.

I met a man whose facial expressions were so difficult to understand. I sat down with him and I asked him why he was not well.

He said he had wasted many years of his life. He had gone down a path that he should not have, and he had done things he regretted. He said that some things he had done, he had never wished upon himself. He had been carried by the waves of life and circumstances.

Then I asked him, “Today, how are you?”

He said, “Things had changed.” He clearly stated that he had made a difference in his life. At one point in time, he realized that he had hit rock bottom – financially, spiritually, economically, and physically. In every way. Then he made the decision to not do that anymore. He also realized that he was in complete, genuine, unadulterated control of his life. Once he realized that, he made the turn.

How often do you think of the end of life, the end of your life or someone else's life? It's not something that people want to talk about. Death is something that people try to shy away from. They don't want to hear about it or they think they'll live forever even though everyone will have to die. We look around and see everyone passing away, at one point or another, yet people don't want to talk about it.

But my question to you is this: at the end of life, where would you like to be? Where do you think you should end up at the end of life? Your life, not someone else's life; your life? Would you find yourself climbing a new mountain or sliding down an old one? Will it be flourishing, fulfilling, enriching, what will it be? Will you live a life of discovery, development, and growth? Or is your end of life where you're just tired of this old rotting concept, day in and day out?

Imagine you could open your eyes to see only the good in every person.

Imagine you could open your eyes to see the positive in every circumstance.

Imagine you could open your eyes to see the opportunity in every challenge.

How would your life be? Think about this, if you only saw the good in everyone that you meet and everyone that you see, how would the world be?

Imagine, instead of looking at it in a negative way, you would see the positive aspect, you would greatly grow from every circumstance.

Have you ever thought of the word fanatic? A fanatic seems to be someone who is the extreme, either way too far to the right or way too far to the left. When a person drives and they see someone in front of them, they always think that they drive too slow, and yet when they look back in their rearview mirror, they think that the person behind them drives too fast. So, basically, the one in front of me slows me down, but the one behind me actually is too close to me. We call them both fanatics.

We always think we are in the center. We're not the one driving too fast or the one driving too slow, and so it is with most issues in life and most circumstances. If someone is way too far out, we call them fanatics. They are too religious or they're too liberal, or too frivolous, they're too frugal, they're too conscientious, they're too much of this or too much of that.

Have you ever had the opportunity to deal with an elderly? A mother, a father, or grandmother, or grandfather, or even a great-grandfather, a great-grandmother? It can also be an uncle or someone of a distant relationship.

An elderly, to a certain extent, if you look at them, they are like children. Indeed, elderlies lose their hair, their skin becomes very smooth and you can even see right through them to see the veins popping up. They also become temperamental. They become needy. They have to eat quite often throughout the day. Some of them even need to be changed, unfortunately. Many of them need help in walking, eating, or dressing or undressing.