The most powerful anchor on our potential to soar high in life is the past. The past contains the dead weight of experience, learned beliefs and all our mistakes. Life cannot truly begin until we are able to say goodbye to the legacies of yesterday at will. Like a filing cabinet, the past is a …
“Every person in this life has something to teach—and as soon as you accept that, you open yourself to truly listening.” -— Catherine Doucette “Rather thank looking at others, let me reflect and work on what I choose to achieve” — Unknown “The best-managed companies are those in which management creates opportunities for employees to …
There is a huge hole in the heart of all our educations. It is where the skills and abilities of self-management should be. No one teaches us how to manage our thoughts, feelings, attitudes and behaviour, so we find it hard to manage the four Rs – relationships, roles, responsibilities and resources. So let’s get …
“Sharing a memory with someone else generates positive emotions such as joy, accomplishment, amusement and pride.” — M. Pollner “True courage is taking another small step each day toward achieving your vision.” — Jonathan Lockwood Huie “You make a mistake, you keep going.” — Linda Gray “Keep moving. Don’t stop. But don’t rush. Don’t race …
“I then remembered why I avoid the ‘news,’ if that’s what you want to call it. Our ‘news’ is a misnomer, and it’s more like ‘the ongoing train wreck you can tune in to at any time when you want to divert yourself from your purpose and your happiness… lose your faith in humanity… and …
Intuition is that voice of innate wisdom which can speak to us at any moment. It is the core of our self, of our consciousness, a touchstone which is always true and trustworthy, as long as the voice is not distracted or disturbed by the many voices of our ego, or others egos, which we …
“Negativity and headwinds grab your attention, while positivity and tailwinds quietly go about making things better for you without necessarily drawing your attention.” — William DeFoore “Believe in the goodness of life. Believe in the power of time to heal and to renew. Believe in the power of forgiveness and gratitude. Believe in the gift …
“We had to learn ourselves, and furthermore we had to teach the despairing men, that it did not matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life but instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life, …
” “Beginner Mind” is a Zen Buddhist term that describes moving past our assumptions of the nature of our life, and really SEEING our surroundings – especially the people we interact with – with new eyes.” — Jonathan Lockwood Huie “I know that it can be a challenge at times to hold the positive focus …
As we grow in strength in our spiritual life, we give up the habit of worrying. It serves no purpose other than to make us feel tense and miserable. When I stop fretting about things that are beyond my control and focus instead on generating optimistic and kind thoughts, my life can begin to flow …