Living in the moment is different from living for the moment. Children are masters of getting totally involved in whatever they are doing right now. They throw themselves wholeheartedly into life. Try it!

Enthusiasm and confidence work in tandem. When you trust in something greater than yourself, enthusiasm and confidence become your natural expression. Bring enthusiasm to everything you do.

The word “enthusiasm” means to be filled with God. Isn’t that fantastic? No matter what the challenge may be, we can call forth this God-given faculty of enthusiasm and meet life with faith galore and buoyancy.

When we look back on our life's challenging situations, we find that eventually they led to greater awareness and faith. Anything worth having in life requires patience. Change and patience are needed for growth.

Look at nature. It took 1,000s of years for the Grand Canyon to be created. It took hundreds of years for redwoods to reach their full height. Relationships take time; self-improvement takes time. Patience.

Develop a loving relationship, a warm friendship with yourself. Be your own best friend. Out of that friendship all your other relationships form. Stop being so critical and unforgiving of yourself. One of the best ways to show yourself kindness is to take good care of yourself. Get enough sleep, eat fruits and vegetables, get some form of daily exercise and cultivate gratitude for life.

When you see yourself as a failure, you create a self-fulfilling prophecy. You attract to yourself that which you believe you deserve. Focus your thoughts on your goals and highest vision for yourself. Dream BIG!

If you feel you don’t deserve success, don’t deserve prosperity, don’t deserve to enjoy life, don’t deserve happy relationships, joy, peace or vibrant health, you settle for less than that to which you are entitled.

When you feel unworthy, you cut yourself off from the fullness of life. Self-love and self-acceptance can disconnect this vicious cycle. You are unique and have something very special to offer. Celebrate YOU!

Affirm to yourself often: "Not one drop of my self-worth depends on another person's acceptance of me. My self-worth comes from within me. And I am worthy and deserving of the best life has to offer today." Each day, find peace and joy within your own being. Be your own best friend. It was Mark Twain who wisely opined, "The worst loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself."