Life, Give Me More!
"Life, give me more!"
That's my motto; "Life, give me more!"
"More what?" you might ask. More of life, of course. More of it's ups and downs. More of the problems, heartache, and hardship. More of the joys, elations, and good times. More life.
I was in my early twenties when I first developed this motto. There was an incident where my heart was broken and I suffered greatly. I don't remember the details, but the heartache was long remembered. Somewhere in that experience I had an epiphany: I was always going to encounter heartache and problems in my life; I could either let problems beat me or I could change my attitude towards problems and be the winner.
"Life, give me more!" is about confronting the problems in your life and saying, "I can handle ANY problem that life throws at me." It is the attitude of extreme confidence. It is the deep, heart-felt conviction that you can handle anything, you can survive anything, you can overcome anything. "Life, give me more!" is an attitude of that no matter what happens in life, you can and will win!
Winning doesn't mean that you will have everything your way. Life is full of disappointments. Our love is rejected; we lose our jobs; the people we love die. Our wishes don't always come true. Our prayers are not always answered.
Winning is an attitude that no matter what problems you face in life, you are in control. You are in control of your mind, you control your reaction to problems, you are in charge of your life condition. Life condition is the state in which each of us exist. Do you want to be a nervous wreck as you face your problems? Or do you want to be calm, confident, and content? The choice is yours.
You decide to be a winner no matter what. It's your decision on how you want to live your life. To be the winner over your problems you must develop the attitude that no matter what problems life throws your way, you will say, "I can handle this. I can overcome this."
It doesn't matter who you are or what your history is. No matter what your experience, you life condition, or intelligence, I know that you can overcome any problem that comes your way.
How do I know this? One reason is human history, full of examples of people who have overcome great sufferings and ordeals. That power to overcome is inherent in all of us. Another reason I know that I can handle anything that life throws at me, is because of my faith. Another name for faith is hope. Faith, hope, and optimism allow me to survive life. One more reason I know I can handle is that I have experience overcoming life. I have handled. I have survived. I have won.
What does it mean to win over life? It doesn't mean you'll never have problems again. Life is problems. Problems are drops of water in the ocean of life; they are one in the same. You will always have problems for as long as you live.
To win over life is to confront it with confidence and joy. Be eager, be ready, and be joyful as you encounter life's problems. Have the confidence that you can overcome. Things may not always come your way. Problems might get worse or never solved. But you will survive. You will survive life's problems.
Have confidence, hope, and joy as you go through life. When you are presented with a problem say, "Alright Life, I'm ready. I asked for more and you gave me more. I can handle this. I can survive. I will win!"
(c) Jim Risser
That's my motto; "Life, give me more!"
"More what?" you might ask. More of life, of course. More of it's ups and downs. More of the problems, heartache, and hardship. More of the joys, elations, and good times. More life.
I was in my early twenties when I first developed this motto. There was an incident where my heart was broken and I suffered greatly. I don't remember the details, but the heartache was long remembered. Somewhere in that experience I had an epiphany: I was always going to encounter heartache and problems in my life; I could either let problems beat me or I could change my attitude towards problems and be the winner.
"Life, give me more!" is about confronting the problems in your life and saying, "I can handle ANY problem that life throws at me." It is the attitude of extreme confidence. It is the deep, heart-felt conviction that you can handle anything, you can survive anything, you can overcome anything. "Life, give me more!" is an attitude of that no matter what happens in life, you can and will win!
Winning doesn't mean that you will have everything your way. Life is full of disappointments. Our love is rejected; we lose our jobs; the people we love die. Our wishes don't always come true. Our prayers are not always answered.
Winning is an attitude that no matter what problems you face in life, you are in control. You are in control of your mind, you control your reaction to problems, you are in charge of your life condition. Life condition is the state in which each of us exist. Do you want to be a nervous wreck as you face your problems? Or do you want to be calm, confident, and content? The choice is yours.
You decide to be a winner no matter what. It's your decision on how you want to live your life. To be the winner over your problems you must develop the attitude that no matter what problems life throws your way, you will say, "I can handle this. I can overcome this."
It doesn't matter who you are or what your history is. No matter what your experience, you life condition, or intelligence, I know that you can overcome any problem that comes your way.
How do I know this? One reason is human history, full of examples of people who have overcome great sufferings and ordeals. That power to overcome is inherent in all of us. Another reason I know that I can handle anything that life throws at me, is because of my faith. Another name for faith is hope. Faith, hope, and optimism allow me to survive life. One more reason I know I can handle is that I have experience overcoming life. I have handled. I have survived. I have won.
What does it mean to win over life? It doesn't mean you'll never have problems again. Life is problems. Problems are drops of water in the ocean of life; they are one in the same. You will always have problems for as long as you live.
To win over life is to confront it with confidence and joy. Be eager, be ready, and be joyful as you encounter life's problems. Have the confidence that you can overcome. Things may not always come your way. Problems might get worse or never solved. But you will survive. You will survive life's problems.
Have confidence, hope, and joy as you go through life. When you are presented with a problem say, "Alright Life, I'm ready. I asked for more and you gave me more. I can handle this. I can survive. I will win!"
(c) Jim Risser
