Experience trumps speculation and observation trumps culture 10 times out of 10. Creator Villa
Tag: life
It doesn’t matter what you said or believed yesterday. Life is about evolution. Creator Villa
The greatest gift you can give anyone is your presence. And the second greatest is…
The question isn’t what are you dreams, the question is what are you currently willing…
Don’t confide your dreams in people unless you have the fortitude to deal with them…
Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to…
Do not make a final judgment about a work in progress. Creator Villa
I would rather talk to one man with experience than a committee of theorists. Creator…
Scarcity mindset leads to jealousy/envy, whereas abundance mindset leads to happiness for the success of…
A story why things didn’t work out is really just a series of excuses. Creator…
There’s a story that is hot right now in the sports world that I think…
The environment makes the man and the man makes the environment. Creator Villa
The inner man or woman — who we are independent of circumstance—gets exposed in times…
There are few things as foundational to a good life as security. Many political scientists…
When we show kindness, we internalize kindness. When we show generosity, we internalize generosity. When…
Nobody is busier than a person who doesn’t value you. Creator Villa
The pandemic spawned a surge in the stay-at-home economy. People cooped up inside spent more…
Entitlement is so toxic because it makes gratitude impossible, which is one of life’s biggest…
There are things we will do for others that we will not do for ourselves……
When people talk about purpose, they tend to focus on what you do. They often…
Abba Poemen said: There is one sort of person who seems to be silent, but…
A brother came to Abba Poemen and said, “Abba, a variety of thoughts are coming…
Abba Xanthias said, “A dog is better than I am because it also has love,…
Abba Pambo asked Abba Anthony, ‘What ought I to do?’ and the old man said…
There are people who will make paradise a desert of ingratitude because “it isn’t good…
The will to consider the situation from a different point of view is the key…
Insecurity and envy drive us to be resentful of the success of others. But when…
We spend a third of our life asleep (and thus dreaming): what is there that…
The scars on our brain are a reminder that our past is real but it’s…
Acquire the spirit of peace and thousands around you will be saved. Seraphim of Sarov
Failure is built into the DNA of a great entrepreneur because they understand it and…
We don’t just need people who tell the truth. We need people who instill vision.…
Your “I CAN” is more important than your IQ. Robin Sharma, The Monk Who Sold…
One man’s plight is never far removed from another’s. If you see your neighbor being…
You don’t have to turn this into something. It doesn’t have to upset you. Things…
To billions of fans around the world, soccer is better known as “The Beautiful Game”…
Every day you should forgive at least one person. Creator Villa
Do not indulge in dreams of having what you have not, but reckon up the…
Below is my favorite poem, written by Elia Abu Madi. I’ve translated some of my…
The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts. Marcus Aurelius
Never depend on the admiration of others. There is no strength in it. Personal merit…
It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but…
If you’ve ever studied a foreign language, you know how much of a grind the…
Knowledge is the lowest form of learning. Empathy is the highest form of learning. Bill…
If we can model the ability to embody nonfear and nonattachment, it is more precious…
When you are willing to die to see the change, that’s when you know you…
If you scroll to the bottom of the page, you will notice that the ticker…
Fortune favors the bold. Audentes fortuna iuvat. Famous Latin Proverb
If we assigned each month a theme, January’s would be personal growth. For many, the…
If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will avoid 100 days of…
Material progress doesn’t make us happier. If it did, the ancients must have been a…
True love is wishing somebody a good that you may never be able to possess.…
Desire makes slaves out of kings, while patience makes kings out of slaves. Al-Ghazali
Do the thing you fear, and the death of fear is certain. Ralph Waldo Emerson
For those of us who are people of faith, the best is always yet to…
The lion does not say to the rabbit with a broken leg, “I will come…
As 2021 begins to unfold and the blog closes in on 100,000 page views (!),…
We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one.…
Do something today that your future self will be grateful for. Creator Villa
