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Happy birthday Neel Trivedi Celebrating friends is one thing that always find me. It just must find me. After a compulsory internet blackout that lasted for almost five days, I finally woke up to the jingle of another happy birthday. This time, a friend who calls me a friend. Just a little peek into who … Read more
“Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength.”
-Betty Friedan
We all dread it at some point. We try our best to stall it and when we can’t, we’d all like to pretend it’s not there by covering it up in any way possible.
I’m talking about aging.
“Once you stop learning, you start dying.”
-Albert Einstein
In many of my previous posts, I’ve talked about how attaining perfection is impossible. This is primarily because I believe that perfection is highly subjective. By who’s standards is someone or something perfect?
In this post, I want to expand a little on that topic.
“Life is your mirror
What you see as your outside
Always comes from your inside.”
-Roxana Jones
There is a term in psychology that is not utilized or alluded to as often as some other terms and elements. Nevertheless, everyone does it at some point. Sometimes it’s consciously and sometimes unconsciously. (In all probability, more the latter than the former). Chances are that you’ve done it at some point as well.
It’s called mirroring.
“Be careful what you wish for, lest it comes true.”
-Unknown
While origins of the above quote are sketchy, popular opinion suggests that it’s a translation of an old Chinese proverb from several centuries ago.
But is it true?
“Death ends a life, not a relationship.”
-Mitch Albom
In previous posts, I have talked about dealing with deaths of loved ones. To summarize those posts, I had written about how to keep loving the person that’s gone. I would like to expand on that thought a litte more today.
If we believe tomorrow will better, we can bare a hardship today.
-Thich Nhat Hanh
If you’re a member of this site and have read some of my previous articles, you’ll notice several of them stressing on focusing on the bright side. You’ll also notice articles that stressing on displaying gratitude for the smaller things in life.
“Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.” -William Ellery Channing In several of my previous posts, I have talked about confronting difficult situations in life and remaining optimistic. However, I understand that sometimes that is more easier said than done. So this post is a little … Read more
“The thing about meditation is: You become more and more you.”
-David Lynch
What exactly is meditation? The textbook definition is reaching a level of consciousness in your mind to where you can control what you think. In many ways, it’s nothing more than an advanced level of mindfulness.
“All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence you know.”
-Ernest Hemingway
Over the past few weeks, life has been a rollercoaster of emotions for me. I guess that’s to be expected because that’s what life is in general; a little bit of this, a little bit of that.
“If someone seriously wants to be a part of your life, they will seriously make an effort to be in it.”
-Unknown
If you’re read my previous articles on this site, you’ll notice that one thing I always stress on is never giving up on anything that’s a passion and close to your heart no matter how many obstacles try to stop you. But are there exceptions to that philosophy? Are there instances when giving up will actually be advantageous?
Surrender is the bravest and most lucid thing a human ever does and that’s why it’s so precious to the Divine.
-Andrew Harvey
Does God hate me?
I used to think this quite often when I was younger and didn’t get my way. When I talk about not getting my way, I’m not implying desires like wanting a million dollars or a wanting a mansion.
It’s the repetition of affirmations that lead to belief. And once that belief becomes a strong conviction, things begin to happen.
-Claude M. Bristol
Do self-affirmations really work? Does saying something over and over again make it true? Was the book The Secret accurate?
“Wherever you are, be there totally.”
-Eckhart Tolle
In this day and age, there’s a myriad of articles, tips, advice to focus on our mental state of mind in order to have more control, if not completely conquer. I myself have written countless posts on this topic for this site as well.
“Life is never white and black and all or nothing; it is full of greys and the rainbows and all the other in-betweens.”
-McKel (Hill) Kooienga
As I type this, it’s been a few
hours since President Joe Biden was officially sworn in.
At the stage our country (and quite frankly, the world as well) is in, there have been polarizing views everywhere. It seems as if everyone has lost the ability to envision a middle ground.
“Tied to apron strings, dreams forget to fly!”
-Orion
The noblest thoughts we can have is wanting to help someone, especially when we’re personally not gaining anything from it. Help is what takes humanity forward. Help is what keeps everyone going as we all need it at many stages of our lives.
“Faith is taking the first step when you don’t see the whole staircase.”
-Martin Luther King Jr.
Is faith a term that can only be used in the context of religion? Can you have faith without being religious?
OFTENTIMES IN LIFE, WE FEEL REGRET. PERHAPS WE HAVE NOT BECOME THE PERSON WE IMAGINED OURSELVES TO BE. PERHAPS WE HAVE HOPES AND DREAMS WE NEVER FULFILLED. MAYBE WE WISH WE COULD SIMPLY PRESS A BUTTON AND DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY. WE THINK OF MANY THINGS DAILY WE MIGHT HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY OR HANDLED DIFFERENTLY, BUT … Read more
2020- WHAT A YEAR THIS HAS BEEN FOR ALL OF US. I CAN SIMPLY DO A MONTH TO MONTH ANALYSIS, AND NONE OF IT IS HAPPY. WHEN I LOOK AT JANUARY, 2020, I REMEMBER THE PANDEMIC FINALLY FINDING ITS WAY IN THE NEWS. HONESTLY, UP UNTIL THIS POINT, OTHER THAN A BRIEF SMALL PRINT ARTICLE … Read more
“Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength.”
-Betty Friedan
We all dread it at some point. We try our best to stall it and when we can’t, we’d all like to pretend it’s not there by covering it up in any way possible.
I’m talking about aging.
“There’s a thin line between confidence and arrogance. It’s called humility. Confidence smiles. Arrogance smirks.”
-Unknown
In all my articles for this site, I have always sited confidence as a key factor to get ahead in any endeavor. If you don’t believe in yourself, than nobody else will either.
But as today’s quote says, there’s a thin line between confidence and arrogance. Once you cross that line, that path that you’re on becomes much more dangerous to tread on with a lot more one-way streets.