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Most of us have a desire to influence others on some level. Maybe we feel…
Today I came across a cool map that lists the most common language spoken by…
Somehow we’ve come to equate success with not needing anyone. Many of us are willing to extend a helping hand, but we’re very reluctant to reach out for help when we need it ourselves. It’s as if we’ve divided the world into “those who offer help” and “those who need help.” The truth is that we are both.
I write a lot about love on this site because love is what life is…
You either walk inside your story and own it or you stand outside your story and hustle for your worthiness.
If you’re not in the arena also getting your ass kicked, I’m not interested in your feedback.
Do things for people not because of who they are or what they do in return, but because of who you are.
Sometimes it takes only one act of kindness and caring to change a person’s life.
Hey all. I wanted to briefly introduce a new feature I installed this afternoon. You…
Experienced linguists knew exactly what I meant when they read the title. The biggest goal…
Imagine you are walking in the woods and you see a small dog sitting by a tree. As you approach it, it suddenly lunges at you, teeth bared. You are frightened and angry. But then you notice one of its legs is caught in a trap. Immediately your mood shifts from anger to concern: You see that the dog’s aggression is coming from a place of vulnerability and pain. Rjis applies to all of us. When we behave in hurtful ways, it is because we are caught in some kind of trap. The more we look through the eyes of wisdom at ourselves and one another, the more we cultivate a compassionate heart.
Readers are the lifeblood of every blog, and this one is no exception. In this…
Recall a few of the most beautiful experiences of your life. Maybe your wedding day…
Often what we need to move forward in life isn’t a new or complex discovery,…
The hard work that no one wants to do yields the results that everyone wants to see.
A person who feels appreciated, will always do more than is expected.
Your terrible job is the dream of every unemployed. Your house is the dream of every homeless. Your smile is the dream of the depressed. Your health is the dream of the ill. Your lifestyle is the dream of somebody else. Don’t let difficult times make you forget your blessings.
Ask 100 people on the street what separates a man from a boy and you…
Most of us don’t think twice about the position we assume before falling asleep. And…
Few things can create instant happiness and serve as a constant token of gratitude better…
Happiness is a common theme of this blog, because at the end of the day…
It’s not what you gather but what you scatter that tells you what kind of life you’ve lived.
Take someone who doesn’t keep score, who’s not looking to be richer, or afraid of losing, who has not the slightest interest even in his own personality: he’s free.
Once upon a time, there was an old farmer who had worked his crops for…
I want to sing like the birds sing, not worrying about who hears or what they think.
Ignore those that make you fearful and sad, that degrade you back towards disease and death.
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
Sometimes we need help from others. And sometimes others need help from us. Whether it’s…
Connection is one of the most powerful forces in the universe. It is the lifeblood…
Per his Wikipedia page, Jordan Peterson is a Canadian clinical psychologist and a professor of…
When there is no enemy within, the enemy outside can do you no harm.
We quickly get offended when people criticize us or gossip about us behind our backs, and understandably so. But what if we took a moment to remember all the wrong things we’ve said and done in our lives (or thought) that nobody knows about. The truth is we are a lot worse than people think. Remember this when you feel tempted to get offended, even if people are not being truthful or giving you a fair shake. What should offend us is the garbage we allow our minds to be polluted with—the same bad energy we recycle back into the world. It’s more important to have a pure heart than a pure reputation. And, at the end of the day, it’s the only thing we have control over.
Imagine you have $86,400 in your account and someone steals $10 from you. Will you be upset and throw all of the $86,390 away in hopes of getting back at the person that took your $10? Or move on and live? Move on and live, right. See, we all have 86,400 seconds every day, so don’t let someone’s negative 10 seconds ruin the rest of the 86,390. Don’t sweat the small stuff, life is bigger than that.
A shark in a fish tank will grow to be 8 inches, but in the ocean it will grow to 8 feet or more. A shark will never outgrow its environment and the same is true about you. Change your environment and watch your growth accelerate.
According to recent data from the World Happiness Report and General Social Survey (link), Americans…
Benjamin Franklin famously quipped, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except…
I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.
People traveling to the United States for the first time often don’t know what to…
What is it about me that others would change if they could?
The average person speaks around 15-25,000 words in a day. Going a day without conversation…
All the joy the world contains has come through wishing happiness for others. All the misery the world contains has come through wanting pleasure for oneself.
Our culture is littered with misconceptions about sleep. I often hear things like “If you…
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.
I never knew a man come to greatness or eminence who lay abed late in the morning.
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.
People may hear your words, but they feel your attitude.
Oysters open completely when the moon is full; and when the crab sees one it throws a piece of stone or seaweed into it and the oyster cannot close again so that it serves the crab for meat. Such is the fate of him who opens his mouth too much and thereby puts himself at the mercy of the listener.
There are very few men—and they are the exceptions—who are able to think and feel beyond the present moment.
Work expands so as to fill up the time available for its completion.
Just as a treasure exposed is quickly spent, so also any virtue that becomes famous or well publicized vanishes. Just as wax is quickly melted by fire, so the soul is emptied by praise, and loses firmness of virtue.
