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A MOTIVATIONAL MOMENT WITH LIZ...

This motivational moment will be just a bit more than a moment but it is something that has been strongly on my heart to share...I hope you print it, keep it, share it!

So, do you agree that life is difficult? I feel that several that read that can agree that in one way or another things are just not as great as they could be. Several read that and know exactly where my heart is and know that the answer to life's most difficult questions are only found by a true realization that difficult situations are really only what YOU make of them.

Are you going to let life's challenges slow you down or are you going to put your boxing gloves on and win the battles before you?

Are you going to sit and waste precious time by waiting on things to get better when in just a change of your own heart you can accept victory over every situation you face!

I was recently asked "Liz, how in the world do you stay positive all of the time?" Do you just fake happiness or really, please tell us - what is the secret?"

Well, I have to tell you...I never fake happiness. Those close know I wear my feelings on my shoulders and every day is a choice in being a good day or a bad day...the truth is all days are good, even really, really bad ones...just some are the "best" they can be under certain situations.

I have problems just like you. I have teens (enough said)...I have been married over 15 years (enough said)...I depend on this economy to feed our family and pay our bills (enough said), I wake up, I write, I read, I work, I play, I run kids everywhere, I work, I play, I eat, I Facebook, I LinkedIn, I Blog, I list houses, I sell houses, I travel and speak, I coach,  I train, and I work...(enough said)...

Did anyone notice that work is different than the things I do that produce income? That is secret # 2 - Love what you do and what you do is never work...

Here is the Big Secret that is #1...

I want to share it with you and I hope that for someone it is the answer you needed today.

I can't take credit for this acronym...I learned this from another that learned it from another...

D.i.f.f.i.c.u.l.t

D - Dreams Awaken NOT Shaken

i - "I" can do this attitude

f - follow your heart

f - find support

u - understand patience

l - love always

t - take nothing for granted

P.r.o.b.l.e.m.s.

P - predicitons

r - reminders

o - opportunities

b - blessings

l - lessons

e - everywhere

m - messages

s - solvable

You see, we change our life when we change our heart. Lucy in the Peanuts cartoon said it best "I don't want ups and downs. I want ups and ups and ups!" Well, Lucy...I like the way you think!

Do not get lost in your problems or tied down with difficult issues~ When you do this you will lose your strength, your vision, your confidence and your security. Learn to cultivate an attitude of JOY with problems by realizing they are inevitable and they all have a purpose of growth in one way, shape or form! Know that rocks are always in front of you...Stumbles, bumps and bruises but you can be quick to get up, wipe off the dust, stick on a bandage if needed and be better, faster and stronger!

When Life give you Lemons - make Lemonade! When life throws a curve ball throw one right back by being ready! Be thankful for challenges, be thankful for growth, be thankful for the problems and for eyes of FAITH!

Have a super week of problems! Oh, sorry! I just had to end this that way~

Elizabeth Ward Small, REALTOR

National Motivational Speaker

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