Zaid Ismail's Blog, page 35
June 28, 2021
Are you grateful for you?
Whenever asked about gratitude, the inevitable response is one that is focused on everything we have around us. Sometimes, we consider our health and our skills. At other times we recognise the value of things not being as bad as they could have been. And we convince ourselves that this is being grateful. But how […]
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June 25, 2021
Misery is the thief of time
Anything that requires a concerted effort is exhausting…like being miserable or morbid…it demands that we suppress any inclination to find joy or happiness in simple things. Can anyone guess why we would do this? 🤔 Joy is what we give up when we hold on to misery. Don’t become so distracted by how you were […]
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June 24, 2021
Growth is inevitable
This was an important realisation that has carried me through many difficult experiences in life. What’s even more important to realise is that when we choose a positive growth for ourselves, there is no guarantee that the people around us will choose the same. Don’t back down from being a better version of you because […]
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June 22, 2021
Invest in hope
When you’re lost on a journey, do you keep driving around in circles hoping that your destination will miraculously arrive, or do you try a different route until you find it? Or do you sit behind the wheel and judge yourself for being a bad driver because you’re on the wrong road? If you do, […]
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June 20, 2021
Give trust, before taking it away
Earn my trust! Earn my respect! Consider how lofty our opinion is of ourselves when we demand that from others. If you don’t trust someone for good reason, then no problem. But if you don’t trust someone just because you don’t know them, then you have trust issues. That’s how life becomes burdensome because we […]
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June 19, 2021
Father : A silent duty
Fathers are often overlooked or forgotten, because they’re seldom in the limelight. Silently serving in the background, they often do what is seen as just their job, or their duty. Not wired with an overt nurturing instinct, but rather that of a silent sentinel, ensuring their family’s safety and comfort, they often grow accustomed to […]
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June 18, 2021
Money is not the root of evil
Money is nothing more than a tool. It’s a means to an end, not a motivation in itself. Even its accumulation through miserliness, or its wastage through extravagance still makes it nothing more than a tool to achieve a greater goal. Ingratitude is what results in such tools being used to our detriment, or to […]
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June 16, 2021
What do you see in the mirror?
Given how easily we can change how we present ourselves to others through social media these days, it’s important to remember how much of our authenticity has to be sacrificed in the process. Be true to yourself, online and offline, and you won’t need filters to make your life or yourself appear to be different […]
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June 15, 2021
A diet of fear
This is probably one of the most important things you could ever connect with. So much damage is caused by fear driven decisions. It destroys your spirit leaving you to find comfort in the very source of the fear that is destroying you. If you’ve been raised on a diet of fear and compliance, it […]
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June 13, 2021
Know your worth
How many of us spend our lives trying to convince turkeys that they’re eagles, and in the process, sabotage our own growth and happiness? To quote another piece of old school wisdom, birds of a feather flock together. If you don’t know your own nature, you will associate with those who are not aligned with […]
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