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May 25, 2019
Helping people who can’t help you back
Helping people who are not in a position to help you back is called kindness.
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Make your future self grateful
Strive to live in such a way that your future self will always be grateful for the actions you took to build the world they get to live in.
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Building the world where your future self resides
Your current lifestyle, routines & habits are building the world where your future self resides.
By failing to be mindful of how your present-day actions affect the world that your future self has to live in, you’re far more likely to end up with a life that you neither wanted or planned for.
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May 23, 2019
Mindfulness
Few people ever actively take the time to just stop. To listen. To feel. To breathe. To use the full extent of their senses. And be aware of and fully immersed in the experience of life.
Because it’s a beautiful thing. And powerful.
“Looking at beauty in the world is the first step of purifying the mind.” — Amit Ray
Just taking a moment to connect with the world around you in an intimate way is enough to help provide new insights, a new perspective, and to actively experience the inte...
Kindle Unlimited (and my Amazon store)
For those who missed my free book promotion, you can still read my book for free by signing up for a 30 day free trial of Kindle Unlimited. See: Amazon.com/shop/zerodean.author
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You are not what other people say about you
You are not what other people say about you. And you are not other people’s opinions of you unless you choose to accept them. You don’t have to let the stories that other people tell about you become your own.
It’s your life and you can choose to write your life story any way you wish, but to do so, you must make the decision to not to let other people write your story for you.
You are who you choose to be.
Excerpt from a post originally published: Oct 24, 2011 @ 16:13
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Seeing things differently
Seen in a meme:
“Sometimes I think I’m crazy because I see things differently than everyone else.”
You’re not crazy if you don’t always agree with the crowd. Group dynamics is one of the most powerful forces in human psychology.
The Asch conformity experiments demonstrate that even the most seemingly logical of people can be influenced to make bad decisions due to one’s internal desire to conform to group expectations.
“Groupthink is a psychological...
May 22, 2019
May 21, 2019
A game of thrones
Positivity will never rule your kingdom when negativity is sitting on the throne.
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Happiness is more likely to manifest itself…
Happiness is more likely to manifest itself in one’s life as a result of making a positive difference in other people’s lives than it is by solely seeking to benefit one’s own.
Excerpt from: Want to feel better?
Originally Published on: Aug 21, 2015 @ 06:05
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