JOYFUL

DAILY INSPIRATION

DAYS
HAPPEN
WRITTEN BY

CHUKWUKERE EKEH

Introduction
Ancientwisdomtellsusthatyoucanbetransformedbythe
renewingofyourmind.Sorightnow,anincrediblemoment
liesbeforeyou.Igenuinelybelieveeachdayisan
opportunityanditsoutcomeismolded(forbetterorworse)
bythehandsitisplacedin.Ihavechosenandwillcontinue
tochoosetobringfaith,joy,andoptimisminmyownlife
andIamhopingtheseshortdailyreadsinciteyoutodothe
same.Thesearebestreadstartinginthemorningand
readrepetitouslythroughoutyourday.

Sincerely,APractitionerinJoy

Chukwukere Ekeh

Day 1
Whereyouwereyesterdaydoesnotdictatewhereyou
mustgotoday.Nomatterthetoughbreaks,regrets,or
failuresofthepast,youhavetheabilitytomakeagiftof
thepresent.Holdyourheadhighandwalkbravelyinto
today.
Itsnevertoolatetobewhatyoumighthavebeen.
GeorgeEliot

Day 2
Obstaclesaremerelydoors.Onemustfindtheway
throughthemtoreachtheirtruedestination.Dontbe
discouragedbythechallenge.Acceptitandovercomeit.
Inthedepthsofwinter,Ilearnedthattherewaswithinme
aninvinciblesummer.
AlbertCamus

Day 3
Ifyoueverhopetograsptruehappinessyoumustbe
willingtoletgoofthepainsandjealouslythatyourheartis
clingingto.Forgivenessofyourselfandothersallowsroom
forpeace,joy,andfulfillment.
Toforgiveistosetaprisonerfreeanddiscoverthatthe
prisonerwasyou.
LewisB.Smedes

Day 4
Whenyoulearntoloveasfreelyandoftenasyoucan,to
asmanypeopleasyoucan,somethingremarkable
happens.Theuniverserewardsyouwithalltheloveyou
havegivenplusinterest!
Thousandsofcandlescanbelightedfromasinglecandle,
andthelifeofthecandlewillnotbeshortened.Happiness
neverdecreasesbybeingshared.
Buddha

Day 5
Forgenewroads,wander,trysomethingnew!Lifewasnot
madeforeasebutforexploration.Dontlettodayend
withoutlivingalittle.
Lifewithoutendeavorislikeenteringajewelmineand
comingoutwithemptyhands.
JapaneseProverb

Day 6
Realizethevalueineverymomentoftoday.Cherishthe
thingsandpeoplethatmakeyoufeelwhollyyourself.Dont
overlookthesmalljoysthataretakenforgranteddaily.
Itisnothowmuchwehave,buthowmuchweenjoy,that
makeshappiness.
CharlesSpurgeon

Day 7
Whateveryouchoosetodoorundertaketodayfully
commityourselftoit.Pouryourselfintowhatmattersmost
inyourlifewithoutbeingindecisive.
Idontdothingshalfheartedly.BecauseIknowifIdo,
thenIcanexpecthalfheartedresults.
MichaelJordan

Day 8
Didyouknowthatajetexpendsmoreenergytogetoffthe
groundthanitdoestostayinflight?Todayisperfectdayto
getstarted.Thekeytoaccomplishmentistobegin.
Thestartiswhatstopsmostpeople.
DonShula

Day 9
Thispresentmomentistheonlytimeinwhichyouhave
anypowerorcontrol.Neitherthepastnorfuturecurrently
exist.Allmustfaceunpredictablecircumstancesbutwe
havetheabilitytorespondandgrowtoday.CarpeDiem
(seizetheday)!
Idontliveineithermypastormyfuture.Iminterested
onlyinthepresent.Ifyoucanconcentratealwaysonthe
present,youllbeahappyperson.Lifewillbeapartyfor
you,agrandfestival,becauselifeisthemomentwere
livingnow.
PauloCoelho

Day 10
Aspeopleweallhavedreamsandhopesweneverpursue
becausewearetooafraid.Ataconferenceagentleman
sharedwithmeastatementhewroteinajournal,yes,in
advance,inordertourgehimselfthroughouthisfutureto
simplytry.Sayyestoyourself,yourdreams,andyour
futureaspirationstoday.
Exertyourtalents,anddistinguishyourself,anddontthink
ofretiringfromtheworld,untiltheworldwillbesorrythat
youretire.
SamuelJohnson

Day 11
Happinessisachoicemadedailyandtheresultofnot
makingitwillbethatthedecisionwillbemadebyothers
foryou.Choosetofocusonandpouryourselfintothings
thatbringjoytoyourlifewhileaddingvaluetoallthose
whosurroundyou.
Thefoolishmanseekshappinessinthedistance,thewise
mangrowsitunderhisfeet.
JamesOppenheim

Day 12
Anoptimistandpessimistmayfacethesame
circumstancesbutthedifferenceiswhattheychooseto
focuson.Anoptimistseekstofindthegoodbuta
pessimistlingersontheproblems.Haveyoubeenfocusing
onandseekingthepositivesinyourlife?Shiftyour
attitude.
Itisbettertolightacandlethancursethedarkness.
ChineseProverb

Day 13
Isthereagoodenoughexcusetoliveamediocrelife?Is
thereareasontonotattempttolovethoseyoucareabout?
Areyousointentonbeingsafethatyourisknotbecoming
theextraordinarypersonyouaremeanttobe?Giveupthe
excusesandstartexperiencinglife.
Listentothemustnt,child.Listentothedonts.Listento
theshouldnts,theimpossibles,thewonts.Listentothe
neverhaves,thenlistenclosetomeAnythingcan
happen,child.Anythingcanbe.
ShelSilverstein

Day 14
Dontlookatthecosts,thedifficulties,andtheroadblocks
associatedwithbecomingabetterpersonandlivingyour
dreams.Affixyoureyestoyour"why",theveryreasonyou
mustcontinuetogrowanddevelop.Lifehasgreatcostto
livingbutitisleftuptoyoutomakethebenefitsoflivingbe
morevaluablethanthepriceitasksyoutopay.
Youmeasurethesizeofaccomplishmentbyobstacles
youhadtoovercometoreachyourgoals.
BookerT.Washington

Day 15
Theonlypersonyoushouldcompareyourselftoisthe
personinthemirror.Youcanonlybeallyoucanbe.So
improveyourselfdaybydayandinamonthorayearyou
willbeamazedhowtheprogressaddsup.Attemptto
outdoyourselfdaily.
WhenIletgoofwhatIamandIbecomewhatImightbe.
LaoTzu

Day 16
Seektounderstandothersasmuchasyouhopetobe
understood.Livingandworkingwithsomanyuniqueand
complexpeoplecallsforyoutochangeperspectives.
Thoughwerealllookingattheworld,wetendtoseeand
interpretthingsdifferently.Astheoldsayinggoes,"walka
mileintheirshoes"beforejudgingthem.
Wedontseethingsastheyare,weseethemasweare.
AnaisNin

Day 17
Wakeupeachmorningwithexcitementandendeveryday
withgratitude.Tomorrowdoesnotcomewithaguarantee.
Somaywelearntolivewitheachmomentasifitsa
superbbeginningandgloriousend.Masterthisandyouwill
nothavealackofgooddaysorpositivethoughts.
Youvegottogetupeverymorningwithdeterminationif
youregoingtogotobedwithsatisfaction.
GeorgeLorimer

Day 18
Daretoventureout!Sometimeswegetsocomfortableand
stuckinourwaysandhabitsthatwemissoutonallthatlife
hastooffer.Ithasbeensaidthat"knownhellsare
preferredtostrangeheavens".Dosomethingthatexcites
you,thatisnewandspontaneous.Lifeisajourney,dont
betooafraidtotakeit.
Wemustnotceasefromexplorationandtheendofour
exploringwillbetoarrivewherewebeganandtoknowthe
placeforthefirsttime.
T.S.Eliot

Day 19
Tobelieveinyourselfregardlessoftheoddsisnecessary,
notonlyintermsofconfidencebutmakingthemostof
yourself.Beforeyouaccomplishyourdreamsyoumust
convincesomeoneyoudeserveit,thepersonwhomustbe
convincedisYOU.Onceyouarecommittedtoa
meaningfulpursuit,otherswillfollow.
Believeyoucanandyourehalfwaythere.
TheodoreRoosevelt

Day 20
Therewasacountryclubthathadthesebeautiful
expensivetrees.Theywateredthemdailyforupkeep.Yet,
theyhadaproblem.Wheneverthereastrongwinditwould
knockoneofthetreestotheground.Theycalledina
specialistandhissolutionwastostopwateringthetrees.
Hisreasoningwasbecausethetreeshadneverstruggled,
therootswereshallowandhadaweakfoundation.The
lessonbeingthatwithoutfailure,pain,andstruggle,we
cantgrowandlearntobecomethestrongestversionof
ourselves.
RockbottombecamethefoundationuponwhichIrebuilt
mylife.
J.K.Rowling

Day 21
Stopwaitingforopportunity,searchforit.Thenifitcannot
befound,createit!Youmighthaveheardthesayinggood
thingscometothosewhowait,theyaremistaken.Good
thingscometothosewhowork.
Ifopportunitydoesntknock,buildadoor.
MiltonBerle

Day 22
Thefearofsufferingisworsethanthesufferingitself!
Worryistheleadingcauseofstress,anger,andnegativity.
Wemustlearntothinkintermsofpossiblevs.probable.
Manythingsarepossiblebutmanytimestheyare
improbable.Couldalargemeteorhittheplanet?Sure.Isit
likely?Notsomuch.Worryislikearockingchair,itgives
yousomethingtodobutgetsyounowhere.Ridyourselfof
thisdisease.
Ivehadalotofworriesinmylife,mostofwhichnever
happened.
MarkTwain

Day 23
Thekeytolovingpeopleistobeselflessandnotselfishin
youractions.Keepothersbestinterestsatheartand
encouragethemtopursuehappinessevenifitmaylead
themawayfromyou.
Lovedoesnotdishonorothers,itisnotselfseeking,itis
noteasilyangered,itkeepsnorecordsofwrongs.
1Corinthians13:5

Day 24
Beatpeace.Asthisworldbecomesmorebusyandso
clutteredwetendtooverwhelmourselves.Tolearntobe
stillandquietamongstthechaoswillallowyouto
persistentlystayjoyful,focused,andatpeace.Themaster
intheartoflivingknowsthatbalanceisntjustnicetohave,
itisanecessity.
Youshouldfeelbeautifulandyoushouldfeelsafe.What
yousurroundyourselfwithshouldbringyoupeaceofmind
andpeaceofspirit.
StacyLondon

Day 25
Yourreputationiswhopeoplethinkyouarebutyour
characteriswhoyouactuallyare.Discoverandfindyour
corevaluessuchashonesty,kindness,generosity,
patience,etc.andalignwiththem.Whenyouknowwho
youareandwhatyoustandforitmakesstandingfirmin
lifealittleeasier.
Yourbeliefsbecomeyourthoughts,yourthoughtsbecome
yourwords,yourwordsbecomeyouractions,youractions
becomeyourhabits,yourhabitsbecomeyourvalues,your
valuesbecomeyourdestiny.
MahatmaGandhi

Day 26
Successiswhatweallhopetohaveattainedbytheendof
ourlivesbutitisdeterminedbytoday.Successisbest
definedasadailypursuitofyourpassionswiththepeople
youlove,freeofinsecurityandfearandfearinthepresent.
Thisissimplebutnoteasy,liveyourlifeinsuchawaythat
youwillfulfillthatdefinition.
Eitherwritesomethingworthreadingordosomething
worthwriting.
BenjaminFranklin

Day 27
Givingupistheeasywayout.Quittingistheaddictionof
themediocre.Easeisforgottenbuteffortisadmired.Dont
askifitshardwork,butaskwilltheworkbringworth.Ifyou
learntoalwaysgive100%itleavesnoroomforregret.The
onlywayapersontrulyfailsinlifeistostoptrying.
Youdontdrownbyfallinginthewateryoudrownby
stayingthere.
EdwinLouisCole

Day 28
Letgoofyourpastoritmayruinyourpresent.Ifyoudont
valuethepresentyouwillruinyourfuture.Timeisthemost
valuableandmostwastedresourceknowntoman.Cherish
themomentwhileyouhaveitbecauseoncetimeislostit
wontbefoundagain.
Thebestthingaboutthefutureisthatiscomesonedayat
atime.
AbrahamLincoln

Day 29
Alwayskeephope.Itstheonlythingmorepowerfulthan
fear.Thosewhofilltheirverybeingwithhopedirectly
connectthemselveswithmorepeace,happiness,and
positivity.
Wemustacceptfinitedisappointment,butneverlose
infinitehope.
MartinLutherKingJr.

Day 30
Yourlifereflectsacalendaryearinthewayitgoesbyin
seasons.TheSpringwhereyousowandthingsbeginto
grow,Summerwhereyouworkandnurture,Autumnwhere
yougatherandreapwhatyouvesown,andaWinteryou
mustendure.Learnthecyclesoflifeandsinceyoucant
changetheseasonslearntoadaptandtakeaction.
Actionmaynotalwaysbringhappinessbutthereisno
happinesswithoutaction.
BenjaminDisraeli

Day 31
Reflect.Everysooftenwemusttakeastepbackandlook
atourlives.Youllseemomentsofjoyandpain,triumph
anddefeat,loveandloss.Yetthoughtheydidntmake
senseatthetime,youbegintoseehowtheyhave
impactedyouandmoldedyouintothepersonyoure
becoming.Solookbutdontlinger,thisreflectionismerely
preparationformovingforward.
Lifeisamirrorandwillreflectbacktothethinkerwhathe
thinksintoit.
ErnestHolmes

A Posse Ad Esse
Thelatinphrasetitlingtheconclusionistranslated"from
possibilitytoactuality".It'stimeforyoutostopthinkingand
startlivingjoyfully.Yourjourneydoesntceaseonday31.
Itbeginsagaineverymorning!Sotakecontrolofyour
thoughtsandtherebygrabbingthereinsoflifeand
becomingallyoueverdreamedof!
Nowsharethiswithafriendwhoneedsmorejoy.

About the Author

Chukwukere Ekeh is a practitioner of joy who's
mission is to leverage his ability of
encouragement and creativity to empower
people to change the world. His only hope is to
reveal the true hope which he found in his
savior Jesus Christ. His other passions include
speaking, marketing, singing too often, and
traveling.
Contact: chuwkukere_ekeh@yahoo.com
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