Here’s another thought-provoking quote by Brazilian author and lyricist, Paulo Coelho, to hopefully help move our week in a positive direction. (I forgot how much I love this guy, so watch for more of his wise words in the future.) “When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.” […]
Our days and nights are filled with small actions which we perform routinely, often without conscious thought. Those little bits of life are often the drivers which keep us moving, learning, living, and earning. So much of life consists of tiny habits! If there are aspects of our lives that we want to change, we really
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We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change. ~ Sheryl Sandberg This may sound too good to be true – to suggest that once we become aware we will change – but I think it IS true. But it doesn’t mean that once we
Opportunities are like sunsets – if you wait too long, they’re gone. And even while the sun WILL set tomorrow, it will be a different sunset. Similarly, the opportunity that tomorrow MIGHT hold, will not be the opportunity that today holds. Seize it. Do it now. What are we waiting for? We all know that
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“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”― Jalaluddin Mevlana Rumi Wiser folks than I have long understood the need to change our thoughts in order to effect any meaningful change in the world around us. Here’s another wise quote: “The world as
Mistakes aren’t the worst things that can happen to you. Doing nothing is a mistake! If you keep moving, keep trying, one of these days you’ll get there (especially if you get some competent advice and compassionate support along the way.) So don’t fret if you slip, stumble, fumble, or fall. At least you know
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New year, new goals, new plans, new opportunities, NEW YOU! It all sounds fun and exciting, but it requires change. We often hold pretty strong feelings about change. We often resist it – sometimes kicking and screaming. But here’s the thing; change WILL occur, with or without your consent. So won’t it be better is
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This quote is in complete harmony with the teachings of Buddha, though apparently a paraphrase of a quote by Buddhaghosa. “Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of harming another: you end up getting burned.” Regardless of who said it, it illustrates a truth that all of us can
There will never be a lack of darkness in the world. It may even be part of the essential balance in the universe. But if, in that moment when the darkness begins to sap our energy, we can focus our light on others, we will likely find we become less troubled by the darkness. What
How we live today creates our future. As ripples radiating across the surface of still water when a pebble breaks through, some of today’s decisions and actions will influence the rest of our days. Our decisions can send ‘ripples’ into the lives of others, too. Let’s live today in the present, bringing all of our
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Whether or not you reach your goal in the future depends largely upon where your head is today. If your head (heart?) is filled with doubt, fear, or worry, your future goals may be slipping away. Your trajectory depends upon your skills, tools, and talents for certain, but your mindset matters in a big way,
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The first snowfall of the season can be a magical thing. In some ways it creates a fresh, clean, even sparkling world. Fallen leaves, dried and dead, are first sugar-coated and then completely vanish under the mounting flakes of white. Breathe in the cold, crisp air and be encouraged by the fresh start offered in
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – maybe in different words: Failure can teach you more than success, IF you’re willing to learn. Missteps, mistakes, slips, stumbles, fumbles, relapse, or falling off the wagon… call it what you wish. The failure isn’t you’re undoing and it doesn’t need to be the end.
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You will never speak to anyone more than you speak to yourself in your mind. If you had a friend, and every day you called them mean names, how long would they remain your friend? And if you daily expressed doubt about their ideas and reminded them often of all of their past failures, how
As we round the corner of autmn, and head towards winter and the end of the year, I’m wondering if or how we might have “new eyes” that allow us to see differently and be different. Yes! See different, be different. As we approach the end of one year and consider the beginning of a
