Inspiration
Soul Food is served up each day and, as a member of the FFTS Community, daily inspiration is delivered directly to your e-mailbox each morning. Our commitment is to feed inspiration, fuel passions and provide self-empowerment. Feel free to share.
Today’s #SoulFood | Alan Cohen
“When your sense of worth exceeds your conditions, conditions will shift to match your vision.” ~ Alan Cohen
Today’s #Key: Living by what you can see keeps you exactly where you are. Living by what you envision takes you somewhere new.
Today’s #SoulFood | Maya Angelou
“Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for.” ~ Maya Angelou
Today’s #Key: Even your mind deserves a day off—no fixing, no planning, just being.
Today’s #SoulFood | Eric Butterworth
“Prosperity is a way of living and thinking, not just having money or things.” ~ Eric Butterworth
Today’s #Key: Abundance isn’t what you own–it’s how you think, live, give, and receive.
Today’s #SoulFood | Mattie Stepanek
“We always have to choose to live our lives to the fullest. No one is better or worse than anyone else. We are different and beautiful.” ~ Mattie Stepanek
Today’s #Key: Show up fully as yourself each day—live expansively, not comparatively.
Today’s #SoulFood | Amy Poehler
“Find a group of people who inspire and challenge you, spend a lot of time with them and it will change your life.” ~ Amy Poehler
Today’s #Key: Life change isn’t a moment—it’s the cumulative effect of days spent in the presence of those who mirror your highest self while encouraging your evolution.
Today’s #SoulFood | William Blake
“He who binds to himself a joy / Does the winged life destroy / But he who kisses the joy as it flies / Lives in eternity’s sun rise.” ~ William Blake
Today’s #Key: Freedom flourishes in experiencing as distinct from expecting or owning.
Today’s #SoulFood | Desmond Tutu
“Wherever you are, whatever has happened, however you are feeling, transformation is always available and it always begins with you.” ~ Desmond Tutu
Today’s #Key: There is an inner power we all possess to begin anew, regardless of our circumstances—it is always available and it always begins with you.
Today’s #SoulFood | Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Cultivate the habit of being grateful, and give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, include all things in your gratitude.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Today’s #Key: Gratitude shifts us from critics of what’s missing to witnesses of what’s present, transforming how we experience everything.
Today’s #SoulFood | John Quincy Adams
“Courage, patience, and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.” ~ John Quincy Adams
Today’s #Key: You have within you the three qualities to handle any difficulty: the courage to begin, the patience to continue, and the perseverance to see what it reveals.
Today’s #SoulFood | Louis L’Amour
“Do not let yourself be bothered by the inconsequential. One has only so much time in this world, so devote it to the work and the people most important to you.” ~ Louis L’Amour
Today’s #Key: Freedom comes from knowing what deserves your attention—and what doesn’t.
Today’s #SoulFood
“The question isn’t whether you have something to offer; it’s whether you’ll trust yourself enough to offer it.” ~ Unknown
Daily #Key: Self-trust is the key that unlocks who you are, the unique gifts you offer and, your willingness to share them with the world.
Today’s #SoulFood | Gabrielle Bernstein
“When you don’t take things personally, you reclaim your power.” ~ Gabrielle Bernstein
Daily #Key: Let others’ words be their story, not your truth.
Today’s #SoulFood | Jennifer Edwards
“The beauty of life is, while we cannot undo what is done, we can learn from it and change so that every new moment is spent not in regret, guilt, fear or anger but in wisdom, understanding and love.” ~ Jennifer Edwards
Daily #Key: Learn from, release and forgive yourself for what was. Embrace what is. Create what comes next with wisdom and love.
Today’s #SoulFood | Barbara Hall
“The path to our destination is not always a straight one. It doesn’t matter which road we embark on. What matters is that we embark.” ~ Barbara Hall
Daily #Key: Sometimes the greatest wisdom is simply to start moving, trusting that the path will become clearer once you’re on it.
Today’s #SoulFood | Hafiz
“Even after all this time, the sun never says to the earth, ‘You owe me.’ Look what happens with a love like that—it lights the whole sky.” ~ Hafiz
Daily #Key: Love like the sun—ask nothing, keep no score—and experience freedom.
Today’s #SoulFood | Michael Jordan
“You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.” ~ Michael Jordan
Daily #Key: Self-expectation reveals possibility—if you never imagine yourself succeeding, the path will remain hidden even when you’re already on it.
Today’s #SoulFood | Joan Didion
“The willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own life is the source from which self-respect springs.” ~ Joan Didion
Daily #Key: Responsibility as Self-Respect | Responsibility isn’t burden—it’s your access to self-respect and personal power.
Today’s #SoulFood | Mary Kay Ash
“Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you.” ~ Mary Kay Ash
Daily #Key: Your mind is either your launchpad or your cage. Same mind, different beliefs.