INPowering Thoughts

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By: Garland McWatters

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

Duty Calls
Last Tuesday at 1:23 PM

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


We are all living souls
Last Friday at 4:28 PM

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


Being there matters
06/20/2025

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


To do good is the global human ethic
06/10/2025

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


Feed your soul
06/03/2025

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


Adjust your risk tolerance
05/21/2025

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


Re-commit
05/14/2025

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


Kindness is contagious
05/07/2025

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


Explore the harmony of wholeness
04/30/2025

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


Find newness of life in self-discovery
04/23/2025

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


There is only Us
04/15/2025

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.


Spring says “let’s do this again.”
04/11/2025

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.


Send out good vibrations
04/01/2025

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?


Don’t wait until conditions are perfect to begin
03/25/2025

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


Join the Love Alliance
03/11/2025

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.


Find Your Kingdom Within Yourself
03/05/2025

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.


Happiness IS the Path
02/26/2025

Being goal driven is not a problem in itself, except that keeping one’s eyes fixed on the horizon keeps them from taking a good look at what is around them now.


Know your standards and live up to them
02/19/2025

Everyone has standards that guide life choices whether they set their own or others set them for them. The more we expect, the higher the standards.


It’s not Who is wrong, but What is wrong.
02/11/2025

Looking into what went wrong gives us the opportunity to improve both systems and personal performance and competence.


Be an assertive listener
02/04/2025

An assertive listener focuses on making sure the other speakers get to say what is on their mind with the clarity they intend.


Disappointment can build character
01/29/2025

Experiencing disappointment? Sometimes, when time passes, we realize that not getting what we thought we wanted turned out to be a blessing in disguise.


Explore and relish your inner-diversity
01/20/2025

This intentional exploration of valleys and peaks, of streams and oceans, will help us find diverse limits and boundaries as well as possibilities and opportunities.


Inspire loyalty
01/14/2025

“Follow me” is an invitation, not a demand or a threat. Followers are volunteers and true believers, not conscripts.


Act like it
01/06/2025

We demonstrate behaviors either because we are practicing the behaviors that we want to become second nature to us, or because we are acting from our true character formed from our values.


Wanting more or better IS motivation
12/29/2024

We all are imbued with a sense that no matter how good we are, we can do and be better. It carries the energy of motivation.


Be thankful for boundaries
12/01/2024

We set boundaries for what we will do, and we set boundaries for what we will allow others to do to us. I believe in red lines, and I’m willing to take a stand against those who threaten to cross mine.


Savor the moment
11/26/2024

I learned to savor moments regardless of what I was doing — even mundane chores and hard work. I attended to each activity, being more mindful of the experience and my surroundings.


Wake up grateful
11/19/2024

Each of us is here now because of all that preceded us. We live in our time and place because of those who lived in theirs and made us possible.


A new normal appears
11/12/2024

Some changes seem like sudden changes, but they have been quietly in the making for a long time. We can thrive by learning to adapt.


Out of Many . . . ONE
11/04/2024

We live in partnerships, families, work teams, communities, cultures, and countries — one mankind populating the earth, children of common origin and parents of infinite human potential. Out of many, one.


Fools explained
10/27/2024

As Mark Twain observed, “It’s easier to to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.”


Ask Adam and Eve about truth or consequences
10/21/2024

This is the way lies go. The innocent suffer for the ego of the liar and the lies he tells for his self-interest. It’s an eternal problem as long as there are those who want to believe the lie.


Beware the influences that sway you.
10/12/2024

Influences are not always obvious. It takes a trained eye to recognize them before they can do irreversible damage.


Your character is what you make of your soul
10/08/2024

Our character contributes to the character of the world around us, whether the family, the workplace, the neighborhood, whatever your sphere of influence might be.


Know what you want, and why
10/01/2024

We have all been stuck in place with indecision, wondering which path to choose. We have evidence to inform us if only we will take time to consider it honestly.


You are, and that is enough.
09/24/2024

We say we want to matter. Our anxiety comes from trying so hard to be noticed. We insist on looking in all the wrong places.


Your character speaks
09/17/2024

How do we determine what character traits make up a person? Listen to their speech.


Show honor
09/10/2024

We pause from our busy lives to esteem those worthy of honor. To be credible, we establish standards for honor and protect them from being corrupted.


Learn how to
09/03/2024

The INPowered demonstrate the INLIghtened mind by applying knowledge to a task to develop a skill that can be used to create a intentional result.


Stopping is part of moving forward
08/26/2024

Stopping to admit a change is necessary and committing to a different tactic can be the difference between success or failure, or between a great project and a mediocre one.