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George Bernard Shaw was asked on his deathbed,
“I’d like to be the person I could have been but never was.”
“Be the change that you wish to see most in your world.”
A meaningful life is made up of a series of daily acts of decency and kindness, which, ironically, add up to something truly great over the course of a lifetime.
if you make even one person smile during your day or brighten the mood of even one stranger, your day has been a worthwhile one.
Kindness, quite simply, is the rent we must pay for the space we occupy on this planet.
Paying the toll for the person in the car behind
Paying the toll for the person in the car behind
offering your seat on the subway
offering your seat on the subway
being the first to ...
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being the first to ...
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“Is there a wiser, more enlightened way of looking at this seemingly negative situation?”
“Is there a wiser, more enlightened way of looking at this seemingly negative situation?”
our lives are mere blips on the canvas of eternity. So have the wisdom to enjoy the journey and savor the process.
our lives are mere blips on the canvas of eternity. So have the wisdom to enjoy the journey and savor the process.
Discipline allows you to do all those things you know in your heart you should do but never feel like doing.
Discipline allows you to do all those things you know in your heart you should do but never feel like doing.
tougher you are on yourself, the easier life will be on you.
tougher you are on yourself, the easier life will be on you.
English writer Thomas Henry Huxley
“Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not.”
Keep a Journal
Keep a Journal
It forces you to do some deep thinking in a world where deep thinking is a thing of the past. It will also make you a clearer thinker and help you live in a more intentional and enlightened way.
It forces you to do some deep thinking in a world where deep thinking is a thing of the past. It will also make you a clearer thinker and help you live in a more intentional and enlightened way.
Keeping journal
A journal is not a diary.
A diary is a place where you record events while a journal is a place where you analyze and evaluate them.
A diary is a place where you record events while a journal is a place where you analyze and evaluate them.
Keeping a journal encourages you to consider what you do, why you do it and what you have lea...
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Medical researchers have even found that writing in a private journal for as little time as 15 minutes a day can improve health, functioning of your immune system and your overall attitude.
Remember, if your life is worth thinking about, it is worth writing about.
The real problem is that when you don’t keep your word, you lose credibility.
To develop an honesty philosophy, begin to monitor how many small untruths you tell over the course of a week.
Every second you dwell on the past you steal from your future. Every minute you spend focusing on your problems you take away from finding your solutions.
you become what you think about all day long,
ancient thinker Euripides noted, “There is in the worst of fortune the best chances for a happy change.”
If you have suffered more than your fair share of difficulties in life, perhaps you are being prepared to serve some greater purpose that will require you to be equipped with the wisdom you have acquired through your trials.
Start Your Day Well
“if your priorities don’t get scheduled into your planner, other people’s priorities will get put into your planner.”
“I am so grateful that I am a serene and tranquil person.”
“I am delighted that I am full of confidence and boundless courage.”
“I am so grateful that money and opportunity is flowi...
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as you wait in line or as you wash the dishes to fill otherwise unproductive times of your day with a po...
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two hundred times a day for at leas...
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“The words that enlighten the soul are more precious than jewels.”
“many people regularly go to a church or temple to stay grounded and centered.
And saying that you don’t have enough time to be silent on a regular basis is a lot like saying you are too busy driving to stop for gas —
Think About Your Ideal Neighborhood
