Have you ever stood on the edge of life and wondered if tomorrow is worth the risk? It may be a brief moment in time or days even weeks that the edge of life seems to be right in front of you. Choosing to step off the edge and let it all end may seem easy, especially when you...
Long ago I joked with a friend about worrying so much, I worried about worrying so much. While it sounded humorous, that much worry is a problem. Unfortunately it also becomes a downward cycle. It can be easy finding more and more things to worry about and none of it can help you.
As a child you are taught to look at the world the same way your parents do. The school then teaches you to look at the world according to their education. Others start advising you to accept things as they see them. Work wants you to see what they see. Most everyone wants you to see things as they...
You may think people are talking bad behind your back. The person who is mad, is probably mad at you. The boss is yelling about everyone not working together and you are wondering how much more working together you can do. Your friend is not talking to you.
It is a big world. Billions of people are hard to change. If you are wanting to make a big change in the world it is easy to look around and say it is impossible. Yet changing the world is often a lot easier and closer than you realize.
There are many things you can find that are grounds for complaints, yet you could take action and do something. Unless you are complaining to the right channel for your problem, then complaints are simply wasted air. Complaining to your neighbor about your cable company, if they don't have the cable company can help the neighbor. A better place...
So you know to bring things to someone's house, but what do you bring to other events? If you come to a seminar, meeting or an event with something you are much more welcome. This is especially true if you are considered an unknown at the event. You become much more welcome if the attendees know you will contribute...
Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials. ~ Lin Yutang ~ Reducing Your Life – Leave It Undone It may seem like a bad thing, walking away from something you were doing. Yet there are times when you...
Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. ~William James ~ Believe You Make A Difference You have done so much in the world. You have made a difference to many people. Yet sadly there is a moment, an hour, a day or even longer that you feel that your life is not valuable. The...
If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people. ~ Confucius Can you teach? Teaching is learning. Sharing what you know with others can help you think through things differently. Students learn from teachers, teachers learn from students. It does...
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