INPowering Thoughts

Inspirational and motivational quotes with commentary by Garland McWatters, author and storyteller—your INPowerment Guide and Change Mentor.

You must be born again

Our belief system is the truth we decide to live by. It is likely that when we decide to change our mind about an important matter, we must simultaneously modify a fundamental belief or value by which we identify ourself.

07-29
03:28

Principles! Use them or lose them

When we are absolutely clear about and committed to our principles, we know when to stand up for them.

07-22
03:38

A commitment to fundamentals

The secret to success is to learn and practice the fundamental abilities and knowledge on which all other abilities in that discipline depend.

07-15
03:58

The brotherhood of man …

When people honor a common humanity and cherish the innate beauty of every living species we have a chance to live in a heaven on earth.

07-08
03:55

Duty Calls

Duty is acting on behalf of a greater good or principle even when one does not feel like it. Sometimes it also takes courage

07-01
04:05

We are all living souls

Theology and science converge in this thought: this divine energy animates us as individual living souls, an incarnation of individual spirit-filled persons.

06-27
03:30

Being there matters

Human well-being stems from a sense of connection to others and to the world around us.

06-20
03:05

To do good is the global human ethic

Ethics are embedded in how we behave regardless of what we claim in our words. We demonstrate them for all to see.

06-10
03:37

Feed your soul

The universal underlying principle is we bring about what we think about. Good in, good out.

06-03
03:11

Adjust your risk tolerance

The greater our skill and competence, the more risk we are willing to accept. The more in control of the outcome we feel.

05-21
03:40

Re-commit

No matter how dedicated we are when we set out on a commitment, we occasionally must re-engage and renew our commitments.

05-14
03:55

Kindness is contagious

Kindness is the act of doing something, anything — no matter how small — that we perceive will make someone else’s situation better.

05-07
03:01

Explore the harmony of wholeness

I find balance and rhythm in exploring this interdependence, my wholeness, as one finite soul in relationship with all that surrounds me.

04-30
03:17

Find newness of life in self-discovery

Newness of life is tinkering with possibilities instead of being locked into already defined rules and forms.

04-23
04:26

There is only Us

Seekers of “the way,” regardless of faith origin, heed the admonition to love one another as children of god begotten with divine attributes and inalienable rights.

04-15
03:49

Spring says “let’s do this again.”

Each springtime, as I see the earth coming alive around me again, I am reminded that I have within myself the ability to renew—to rejuvenate.

04-11
03:16

Send out good vibrations

When people see us coming our energy vibration precedes us. Do those vibrations make others want to come near, or make them want to run away?

04-01
03:10

Don’t wait until conditions are perfect to begin

Waiting until all conditions are perfect before beginning will doom the project the project to never getting off the ground.

03-25
03:28

Join the Love Alliance

The secret to living in harmony is not a secret. No alliance can endure if it is not anchored in the bedrock of GodLove in which we mutually live.

03-11
03:30

Find Your Kingdom Within Yourself

You are the king or queen of your domain and your throne room is you heart and mind. You rule over your beliefs and attitudes.

03-05
03:37

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