“Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.” (Democritus)
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I know, I know — it’s a thought-crime punishable by expulsion from an otherwise coherent…
You don’t just have one soulmate.
Are you going to buy your first boat? If yes then you should certainly look into a party pontoon for sale. These boats for their size are much reasonable than most of the sporting and fishing boats available in the market, and I personally believe that they…
I drive down the boulevard towards the night ahead. Through the dry, hot car window caked with summer dirt…
Why accountability is better than blame
I am writing two posts today. This one and something specifically about the Full Moon.
Last night, I couldn’t sleep.
It took me two months to find my job. Two months of full-time networking, prepping and interviewing.
A group of ladies in my area have an online book club going on right now and our book is by Rachel Hollis, owner of The Chic Site, entrepreneur, and writer of Girl, Wash Your Face. I do love a good “you can do it” book and this one fits right in there. Specifically, she…
Today, it’s not uncommon to see a human speeding down the road in an electric wheelchair while…
I got to know Lalaina Rackson when she wrote an article citing my quote ’to live a life true to ourselves, we…
I watched a video recently in which a group of Tibetan monks created beautiful mandalas…
I often get asked by clients how I find the time to do all of the things that I do.
The answer is that I don’t.
I don’t find the time and I’ll be the last person to lie and say that I “make” the time. While we must prioritize, we cannot…
I spend a lot of nights staying up much later than I should; recollecting past memories where I existed as a stronger, happier version…
What good is it being a human angel when other people can’t perceive you past their own abilities to be good which are usually extremely limited?
People’s ideas about others come from their own truth. You can’t suspect someone else of something you…
Everyone has dreams. A person without a dream is not a person at all. Dream Life is…
Psalms 55:12–14 (KJV)For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him:But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.We took…
The moon and Mars shown down on us last night. Their brightness obscured the stars. Two clear nights now, quite a…
I am 36..And how I wish to go back in time and be a 17/18-year-old who is completely clueless about…
“In the middle of every…
Stick and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me. – Children’s…
Applies to the areas of career, love, dating, relationships and confidence
People say the word impossible does not exist in their dictionary, but for me, I believe even the sentence ‘Let’s face…
My entire life, I have dreaded growing old. Watching my parents, it’s not hard to understand why.
Semua butuh uang dan hampir semuanya pakai uang, kalau ada yang mengakatan bahwa kebahagiaan tidak bisa di beli pakai uang, menurut gue itu bullshit. Karna untuk makan pun kita beli pakai uang, kecuali lu tinggal di hutan dan bisa bertahan hidup hanya dengan bahan-bahan alam yang ada di hutan…
The truth can come in more forms then just one truth. The subject actually does have a black & white foundation. The roads that…
喜歡看電影的其中一個原因，是因為能短暫地與自我生活隔離，卻同時能在銀幕中找到與生活連結的繩索。有人說看戲求放鬆，嘻笑怒罵渡過百分鐘最好。於我來說，是也不盡然是。
Will You Remember This Time?
Let me start with a confession…
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable…
You always accurately describe a small group of people.
In any normal distribution you will find these people.
Why not try describing a majority of Americans?
You don’t because there is nothing interesting to say about them.
Do you ever find yourself in low times where you feel like there’s nothing you can do to love yourself? It seems so hard, to look in the mirror and accept everything about the person staring back at you.
Today I turned 23. In Thailand. Over the past few months, I’ve been lucky enough to travel to Cambodia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. I’ve made friends from all over the world.
Most of us these days are bombarded with people wanting to offer us advice. You probably get regular invitations to…
Often times when interacting with your spouse you hurt them knowingly or…
Recently I saw this documentary titled “The brain that changes itself” and shook my brain to the very core.I think it…
It is Never What You Think
By Paula Stone
The good news is that I am not going deaf. Yeah, I thought I might be. It runs in the…
Everyone lies. But as my friend Julia E Hubbel pointed out recently in a response to one of my posts — the biggest lies are the ones…
Dear Blog,
You know how in group projects there’s always that one person who does all the work and the everyone else who slacks off? You know how everyone always claims to be the person who always does all the work? In honor of finishing my last “group project”…
Psalms 53:6 (KJV)Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When God bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.
Just pause for a moment and you will realize that your canine friend had been…
Why is it so damn hard for us?
If you’re a high achieving woman like myself I’m going to take a wild guess and say it’s HARD for you to fully let your guard down 100%, and have “fun.”
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one less traveled by,And that has made all the difference.
Self-enquiry is an important part of our personal evolution. More often than not, we hide our true selves and try to please the society by following its rules and social mores. This dichotomy causes mental stress. For instance, I am an introvert and I am forced to attend social functions to avoid derision and social boycott. Therefore, these…
What are you for?
I’m for writing words.
A degree is pretty much useless. Just like reading blog posts or books is pretty much useless.
It’s all just information. Information that has to be confirmed (or adapted) by actions, by doing or by experiences before it turns into real knowledge. Acquiring…
The best way to teach our children is to engage.
Everyday, a great food product made in the U.S.A.
The following piece was originally published 20th March 2017.
Many years ago, I saw some words scrawled on the marble floor at the entrance of a middle school…
Being delivered from my problems isn’t always best for me. Truthfully, I’d rather not endure difficult stuff, but…
As we are beings programmed for growth, our desire to have more and create a better life shapes almost…
Everyone goes through this process either on a grand or minute scale. Some people notice it and some just don’t.
Every time I felt that I was about to reach my limit, I tried to push myself one step further. Step by step, I broke through my barriers and grew from it. It was challenging but really exciting. Especially feeling the pleasure after smashing each challenge. It’s sweet and addictive, driving me to hack the next task. I believe there is no limit in our…
Care management facilities, including case managers, can force us to take classes…
It’s a simple truth that’s difficult to believe sometimes that true happiness cannot be found in…
For the sake of simplicity, let’s define two degrees of awareness, asleep and awake. When you’re asleep, you aren’t aware of much. When…
5 ways to stop them from humping away their freedom too early…
Ada seorang teman saya yang sangat berpengalaman dalam pengamatan kehidupannya, dan ini adalah berita bagusnya…
I am trying to defy age at every turn. It scares me and I worry that laziness will send me down that slippery…
I believe I just wasn’t prepared to write this article until this very morning. As many people introduced into stoicism, I…
If you want to live an exceptional and extraordinary life, you have to give up many of the things that are part of a normal one. -Srinivas Rao-
A friend of mine, told me one day that I was a control freak. This statement of course, took me by…
by Fisayo Aturamu
You do not have to look far to find folks who like to share all the things they hate…
Oh this writing bug — it really gets under your skin doesn’t it. Once the muse has sought you out there is little chance of escape until she decides to take a break. My one seems indefatigable, not sure I am though lol.
On my usual Saturday morning long run, I noticed something fantastic. A large…
So maybe you’re feeling left behind, stuck, or bored with your situation in life right now. I know the feeling. It’s hard to be content when you’re surrounded by people who seem to be moving on and doing exciting new things. It feels like you could be happy if you had this…
See we’ve probably or rather been through quite a lot things. We’ve tried doing many…
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I’m not sure how to say this nicely. So I’ll just say it. Your parents probably screwed you up. Big time. And…
Or what I like to call ‘just a Tuesday.’
Our vision of the world is built on experiences that, if repeated, can become true beliefs. These beliefs allow us to exist, to…
My heart feels heavy this morning. The views that usually lift my spirits are shrouded in smoke. When I think back to the place & time that I left- less than a week ago- my memories also seem engulfed by smoke.
Thanks for saying that, Joren. This is the kind of difference that I want to make in other people’s lives — it’s the whole reason that I write.
One thing that I will never write in the Loser’s Guide — because I don’t want to discourage people — is that most people are only as strong as they are forced to be. Being strong…
You’ve done it, you’ve got that ace job, or you’ve got your promotion, or your latest blog post went…
Good Post to Start the Day
Steve, great post to read this morning for me as we are getting ready to start our new adventure. Thought it will be a couple of days as we are moving today. But I am looking forward to stepping into these!
Thanks for the great post!
This is the best thing I learned from golf and then applied to all parts of my life. A famous golf quote:
Golf is the closest game to the game we call life. You get bad breaks from good shots; you get good breaks from bad shots — but you have to play the ball where it lies.
Every now and then something big happens in life that causes us to mention how humbled…
“Do or do not. There is no try.” ~ Yoda
That’s awesome Kartar! I am happy to hear that you have found your “why” and it will keep you motivated to maintain your success.
Steve
“Aprender é mudar posturas” Platão
Hiking the mountain is known as a very rewarding quest for the adventurous soul. It…
We’ve gotten away from something absolutely integral in America and other lands as well…
Time is the only thing that can both fly and flow, it can stop and stand still. Seconds keep ticking away. Hours disappear and years dissolve.
That’s awesome Renee!
I don’t like to journal myself, but I have been using the 5 Minute Journal App which makes it quick and easy for me. You might want to try it.
I agree, parenting is a real challenge and it is very rewarding. My 17 year old just moved into the college dorm, so we are in a new…
Consider it late at night in Cape Town, 2 or 3 o’clock in the morning. We walk up to the drive-through window and place our orders with the lady who is only half paying attention, it’s cold but the laughter keeps us warm. Just as she’s sent your order to the kitchen she…
Broke
What is the fate of those who profit off of misery,
WHO DOESN’T WANNA BE RICH? From the day we’re brought forth to, till the day we die, we all, one way or the other have dreams and wishes we’d like to come true...When we’re kids, we tend to "wanna be everything"... this week, "I wanna be Spiderman"The next month, I wanna be a doctor" and so on and so forth...
Its dark. They can’t see you. They never do.
25 LITTLE STORIES FROM THE UNKNOWN MAN.
1. Once upon a time I met a man who told me that telling the truth and making someone cry, is better than telling a…
We’ve all heard that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. But, I’ve…
If you ask someone you know whether they enjoy what they do for a living, what do you think their answer will be?
It should not be a surprise if their answer is they don’t enjoy or even hate what they do…
I cannot believe I decided to move to New York. I say this because it is still surreal to me that I’m actually here, living in New York.
Lots have asked, “So, why New York and not Chicago (my hometown)?”
I’m at a cross road, do I go left? What is the consequences of doing it right? So many questions, and the answers are like writings on…
Congratulations, that’s awesome Jack!
I pray that your new adventure will be everything that you hope that it will be.
Some synonyms for indulgence: satisfaction, gratification, fulfillment. When I think of ‘indulgences’ I think mostly about eating food I…
. . . I used to be there
If broccoli follows the power law and wealth distribution follows the power law, then are they not both natural?
Or am I missing your point?
#13 Gay and grey;
Hard pills- A daily dose of truth
-Akila Sridhar
Being in touch with your innermost emotions that depict your truest intentions which brings out your purest form of love isn’t as easy as the books depict them to be. Fairy tales may read that a kind hearted…
In life, there are always going to be those moments when you just want to scream. 😤 But, if you live with two…
Aging is a test
Menurut gue, cuma ada 2 tipe sifat manusia yang ada di sekeliling kita. Pertama adalah orang baik yang pura-pura jahat dan kedua adalah orang jahat yang pura-pura baik, ga ada yang terus menerus baik dan ga ada yang terus menerus jahat, mereka mengalami fase dalam hidupnya.
Pandora sings,
Sturm Enrich,
Thank you for your heart warming words! I am sorry about your mother’s passing. It is true that we often spend much time searching for wisdom and truth, not realizing there is much people around us can teach us. Best wishes to you!
When we are no longer able to change a situation…we are challenged to change ourselves. ~ Viktor Frankl
I was running with my dog this morning — something I don’t do enough of, the running okay, the running with my dog, not enough — as I was doing this though I came to think of something as I was slowing down to take a breather.
“greater love has no man that he lay down his life for his friends”. In other words, in order to love God with all thy heart, soul, and mind, we must lay down, surrender, our personal sense of self, our ego self, our human nature, our human way of thinking, our erroneous human beliefs, the…
A few years ago I was struggling.
The idea of staying in the same career forever was about as appealing as a routine colonoscopy, but I had absolutely no clue what I might do instead.
START NOW!
The most difficult thing is that which has not been started yet.This is a saying that is directly translated from my mother tongue but is a great motivation. Many of us keep postponing doing something because of lame excuses or we say to our selves ,I will do this next year,month, week,or tomorrow,no one knows…
Learning On The Job
Isn’t life wonderful? It has such potential to deliver joy, beauty, poetry and music for every one of us. More’s the pity that so many of us get only a small fraction of that potential for our portion. Still, gratitude must be the order of the day…
Don't do this to me I beggedShe shrugged as if she never knewThat all we had was nothing trueI stood there trying to controlAnd then and there I decided to quitTook the blade out and gave my wrist a slit
It is quite a paradox that the things we strive for in life are the things that can stifle our growth.
The endless pursuit for success is driven by our need for comfort, security and certainty.
There was a time
when life was easy.
Arms up
Michael,
I have been on holidays for 7 days and understood totally your second paragraph. I did manage to read the posts of others and write replies but didn’t have any time to focus on my own writing. I did paint 2 pictures though and had 5 of the 7 grandchildren paint. I even had them try palming their hands.
Dear Jessica Brennan,
There has been so much written over the years about the benefits of smiles.
The music for Charlie Chaplin’s, Smile (though your heart is breaking) was written in 1936 with the lyrics added in 1954 and they supported the real belief in the world…
We are exploited. In every way. And by we, I mean we. All of us. The common and the uncommon. The people you see every day. The nameless walking past you in the hallway, standing with you on the elevator, shopping with you in your local box store. We are all exploited. Economically. Politically…
So did you hear about the NEW scientific study on how to get your mojo back?? No!? you didn’t well Me Neither. Isn’t it Funny how all these so-called smart people from Doctors, Psychologist, you name it. Gives you all this advice, books, inspirational…
It’s Not What Happens to us that impacts our life…it’s more the meaning we make up about what happens to us…
Ever fell in circumstances where you…
Doubted your confidence and ability in you??
Cursed yourself to be better infront of others??
Compared with others and felt crap for yourself??
Photo Of The Week
I really like to bass fish. A lot. But I have never been much of a club joiner or fishing tournament kind of competitor. I just don’t enjoy crowds, or pressure and stress. When a friend was telling me about the bass fishing club he belonged to, I really wasn’t that enthused…another commitment, more meetings, stressful fishing instead of fun… When I…
As I sat in my room contemplating on a dark rainy day, I could still hear those words echoing in my head. In fact the whole…
Daniel,
Loved this story and the watercolour. I remember standing up in our car too.
Blessings
Janis
The root of our obsession with “expert” opinions is comparison. We’re on a quest…
We have all been told so many times, by so many different people, “Be Yourself.” What does it mean? For years I was told to be myself, but I didn’t even know who I was. I am still trying to figure that out.
Gambling Games Baccarat Online To inspire us to see any kind of experience, it may make us see that what is happening, it usually requires a way to try to correct what we ourselves always wrong. But who will be patient and willing to see…
I quit my job that late summer because I had gotten tired of carrying the burdens of the visions and versions of myself that everyone had for me and of me. It became heavy , month in and month out , walking into a building where if you frowned or wasn’t skipping down the hall after every turn of the…
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It’s been a few weeks since I have posted a video of my fitness journey. Lots has been happening that has precluded me from making videos. That is not…
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WHY SLOWING DOWN IS MORE IMPORTANT?
