“People with dull lives often think that their lives are dull by chance. In reality everyone chooses more or less what kind of events will happen to them by their conscious patterns of blocking and yielding.” -Keith Johnston At the World Domination Summit, J.D. Roth – founder of Get Rich Slowly – spoke on the… Continue Reading
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Pausitivity: Take a Moment to Nurture Yourself
Pausitivity [pôz-i-tiv-i-tee] noun The feeling of joy and optimism that comes when you stop to take a moment to restore and nurture yourself. Pausitivity begins with this simple, yet profound definition to its creative sniglet. Written and complied by M. H. Clark, the small book is filled with calm inspiration and soothing watercolor illustrations depicting nature. It emanates a peaceful… Continue Reading
Ordinary Heroes
It’s funny how every time someone challenges your beliefs, comes out with something new and freeing, something that shows alternative ways to become healthy, alternative ways of energy, ways that you can have your own abilities that you had not seen, how different life can be, tells you a scary truth that is happening, show… Continue Reading
You Are Perfect, Just the Way You Are
Over the course of the past sixteen months, I’ve had several people comment that I seem wise for my age. Self-aware, genuine, passionately curious, spiritually attuned, intelligent, etc. My first response is always a beaming smile and a gracious “thank you”; my first thought is always that I wish I’d have figured out some of these things sooner. I wish someone… Continue Reading
A Profound Mind: Cultivating Wisdom in Everyday Life
“Since this is our only life, it is important to lead it morally, by disciplining our minds and trying to better ourselves.” A Profound Mind: Cultivating Wisdom in Everyday Life by H. H. the Dalai Lama is a condensed explanation of Buddhist beliefs and practices. Although the book is short, it is philosophical and abstract, a vast deviation from commonplace thinking and living, and… Continue Reading
Knowledge is Indivisible
“Knowledge is indivisible. When people grow wise in one direction, they are sure to make it easier for themselves to grow wise in other directions as well. On the other hand, when they split up knowledge, concentrate on their own field, and scorn and ignore other fields, they grow less wise — even in their… Continue Reading
The Starfish Story
Once upon a time, there was a wise man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work. One day, as he was walking along the shore, he looked down the beach and saw a human figure moving like… Continue Reading
Scattered Wisdom
A field may contain a million sunflowers, but there will be one or two that may stand out in your mind – the tallest, the brightest, the fullest, the one that stands alone. However, another sunflower may catch the eye of your friend. Gather a large enough group and the entire field may be claimed.… Continue Reading
The People You Meet
“Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart. To handle yourself, use your head; To handle others, use your heart. Anger is only one letter short of danger. Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people. God gives every… Continue Reading
Love versus marriage
One day, Plato asked his teacher, “What is love? How can I find it?” His teacher answered, “There is a vast wheat field in front. Walk forward without turning back, and pick only one stalk. If you find the most magnificent stalk, then you have found love.” Plato walked forward, and before long, he returned… Continue Reading