minimalism isn’t about minimizing, instead it is about maximizing what really matters in life.


“Once we truly know that life is difficult — once we truly understand and accept it — then life is no longer difficult. Because once it is accepted, the fact that life is difficult no longer matters.”
― The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth
― The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth

“The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence; the past is a place of learning, not a place of living.”
― The Light in the Heart
― The Light in the Heart

“Let the improvement of yourself keep you so busy that you have no time to criticize others.”
― The Light in the Heart
― The Light in the Heart

“You can’t ever reach perfection, but you can believe in an asymptote toward which you are ceaselessly striving.”
― When Breath Becomes Air
― When Breath Becomes Air

“If you start believing in your greatness, it is the death of your creativity.”
― Ego Is the Enemy
― Ego Is the Enemy
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