Both of which are pertinent to me in the last few days.. just wanted to share here too.

March 14 - Today I am optimistic about the experiences and people that come into my life.  I will view all encounters as opportunites to expand my awareness.  I am not threatened by people or by situations.  Challenges only serve to stir up the gifts within me; they are for my highest good.

With this trust, this optimism, I cannot be victimised by any situation.  I will only be energised.  I bless my challenges, for they provide me with the opportunitees to exercise myself. 

Optimism enables me to welcome the changes that occur in my life.  When I anticipate change with dread and fear, I only block myself from going forward.  Change gives me the gift of growth.  I appreciate my fredeom to become myself and the challenges that enable me to actualise my potential.

March 15 - Knowledge has power only when it is used. Now that I possess all kinds of information about my life, how am I using it?  Perhaps I have read many books and countless articles, or attended lectures concerning the source of my problems.

Am I putting this information to good use, or am I simply accumulating knowledge?  If I am still experiencing inner discomfort or pain, perhaps this is a reminder that I must put some ideas into action.

Today I recognise that it is better to try one good idea than to accumulate a hundred and to not practice them. It is important for me to move from theory into personal experience.  All the information is of no benefit to me until I take a risk and prove to myself that I can take the first step.

Within me is an ulimited potential to be all that I desire.  I will begin to put into practice what I have learned.