Autor: Gustavo Rizzo

All that I aspire to is You, Lord. I seek You with all my heart and with all my understanding, because there is something within me that only Your light is able to illuminate. I am hungry to fill my darkness with Your shining love. I seek You every day, because I know that I am nothing outside of Your presence: the Lord who gives me strength, the Lord who gives me confidence, the Lord who gives me peace, the Lord who makes me feel truly loved. I will labor without ceasing for the honor and glory of Your Son, whom You sent to redeem this world. For it is in Him that I found You—Your infinite love.

The illusion of perfection: the danger of perfectionism. There is no way to be perfect; you will never do anything perfectly. Perfectionism is a poison that imprisons you in a single project. The more time you lose trying to make something perfect, the more chances you lose to create something truly authentic, in which your value can be appreciated.

When you try to be perfect, you stop acting, you stop exposing yourself, you stop accomplishing. The world never asked for your perfection. It does not matter if there are flaws; it does not matter if it is not exactly as you truly wanted it to be. You do not need to be perfect. You just need to do it. When you allow yourself not to be perfect, you will begin to create something that the world can use. The true value lies in this, not in the absence of flaws.

Stop consuming and start creating.

There is nothing special about those who accomplished great feats. They are not greater than you; they are not more capable than you. You have an unlimited potential to accomplish things even greater. Do not limit yourself. Do not believe that you are lesser. Determine what you truly want to create in this world, what you want to accomplish, how you want to transform it—and simply begin.

Father, on this day, I thank You for everything. I recognize You in every step of my journey. I recognize that, without Your presence, without Your support, without Your encouragement, I would be in a far darker place. It was You who held my hand while I walked through the valleys of shadow and death. You were my relief, You were my light when nothing else held me. I saw Your intercession, I felt Your love; since then, there is nothing I value more than Your grace. I live for You, I work for You, and for Your love I surrender myself to You. I surrender to Your will, I surrender to Your designs, I surrender to Your plan. You are my guide, everything I need, and I am eternally grateful for Your gracious love.

Success only arrives after you are no longer afraid to fail. Failure discourages only losers, because it confirms what they already believed: that it was not possible.
Success comes to winners, because failure does not define them, because they know that failure means nothing; it only means that they tried.
The true failure is not failing; it is diminishing yourself to the point of not even trying.

What is the value of life, if not to live for what truly ignites our inner flame? Act on what inspires you; act to accomplish what fills your heart with enthusiasm. Feeling is the compass of our soul: live aligned with your truth and you will prosper; live a path that is not yours and you will be ruined.

Do not be afraid to dream big; limits exist only in our minds. It does not matter how great your goal is, or how impossible people may think it is. You are not limited by what others think; you are limited only by what you believe you are capable of achieving. Therefore, begin to believe in yourself and start pursuing what you truly want.

Listen to your heart. Do what your heart guides you to do. Do not ignore what your heart tells you, or you will make it sick day after day. Allow yourself to be guided by what is true within you. Your feelings speak what words cannot say. Only when you pay attention to what your heart asks of you will you live a life that is truly full and aligned. Depression is the oppression of the heart; it is living outside of what is true for us for a very long time. Free yourself from what is not true, feel what your heart asks of you, live by love, and align yourself with what is truly meant for you.

Coherence is the key to manifestation. In coherence, your spirit finds great strength. Be coherent between your thoughts, feelings, and actions. In these three centers of power there is great energy, and when they are aligned, vibrating at the same frequency, your spirit attains an impressive strength. You must think, feel, and act in coherence. You must feel what you think and act as you feel. When these three energies are aligned, your spirit moves without restrictions.

Do not speak about your objectives, do not state your goals, do not reveal your dreams. No one will be able to envision what you see, the way you see it. Your perception is unique, and not everyone will be able to understand it. Work in silence; you do not need anyone’s approval. What matters is whether you are living by what you truly believe. In this awareness lies true contentment.