“Being sick is just your body’s way of saying you’re too awesome, and you need to slow down, so everyone can catch up.”
-Unknown
Being sick sucks, right? It can put you in a depressing mood and everything, be it eating, talking or simply getting out of bed seems like a chore.
But what if I said that there are certain benefits of becoming sick?
An amazing thing happens when you stop seeking approval and validation: You find it.
-Mandy Hale
How necessary is it to for us to have validation?
In terms of needing it, not very necessary at all in most aspects of life. Wanting it, however, is a different story. As human beings, we want validation for everything we do. We like compliments. We like people agreeing with us.
“Smiling does not necessarily mean you’re happy. Sometimes it just means you’re strong.”
-Nishan Panwar
In the past, I’ve written a post or two about the power of a smile. I talked about how it could make someone’s day and the psychological effects it can have on you even when you’re not really happy.
“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, either consciously or 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.
“The world is giving you answers everyday. Just learn to listen.”
-Unknown
Dear readers and members,
We’ve had some new members this month so a very hearty welcome to them. And if you’re a regular reader of this site, thank you and welcome back.
As many of you might now, the Daily Wisdom Words site is going through some major updates to better serve your needs and wants.
If you set your goals ridiculously high and it’s a failure, you will fail above everyone else’s success.”
-James Cameron
Picture this scenario for a moment as we’ve all had it happen to us at one time or another.
You’ve just recently stumbled upon a new opportunity or endeavor that see as taking you further in life. It could be a new career, moving somewhere, meeting someone who seems like the love of your life or anything else. Whatever or whomever it is, you strongly feel it’ll change your life significantly.
“Be careful what you wish for, lest it comes true.”
-Unknown
While origins of this quote are sketchy, popular opinion suggests that it’s a translation of an old Chinese proverb.
“I always REMINDED myself that this wasn’t exactly where I was meant to be, but pit stops are okay on the road of life, aren’t they?
-Lena Dunham
We’re all living in times in which mental rebooting has become absolutely essential to our sanity.
“No act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.”
-Aesop
Welcome to the eighth installment of my #PayItForward series. In a bit of a departure from the usual format, I’m highlighting three writers instead of five in order to give the ample amount of space to each person that they deserve.
“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.
Dreams are as simple or as complicated as the dreamer.
-Brian Herbert
Can what you dream at night come true, literally? It’s happened to me a few times. I dreamed a particular occurrence or event and within 48 hours of dreaming it, it unfolded in real life exactly the way it did in my dreams. Am I psychic?
“Helping others is the way we help ourselves.”
-Oprah Winfrey
Dear wonderful readers and members,
As you know we are going through some significant changes for this site to make it bigger and better than ever. Sometimes you have to take a step back to move two steps forward. And that’s what I did with my #PayItForward series.