Grounded in my values.

Mahatma Gandhi wrote: “Your beliefs become your thoughts, your thoughts become your words, your words become your actions, your actions become your habits, your habits become your values, your values become your destiny.” Our future needs to know what we stand up for and set greatest store by.

Inspiration is a result of discipline, not something some people possess and not others. We often feel energetic about the beginning of a project, but the people who reach their goal are the ones who persevere when the energy runs low. Inspiration lasts when our behavior is in line with our values and helps discipline endure when energy ebbs.

Help me today to keep my inspiration alive by doing what I know is right for me in the present. Help me to maintain my discipline when distractions loom, even when my energy level ebbs. Help me to behave in accordance with my inner compass.