Sharing a simple rule that I have recently read. Plant a Thought Harvest an Action Plant an Action Harvest a Habit Plant a Habit Harvest a Character Plant a Character Harvest a Destiny Hoping this thought will bring clarity and focus to your life.
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Freedom is a Practice
“Everything can be taken from a man, but one thing: the last of the human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances” Man in the search for meaning. Life is a series of unexpected incidents. It is full of changes, confusion, and chaos. However, the disorder can shape your thoughts […]
An Essence of Time
The most valuable commodity on earth is time. A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.” ― Charles Darwin, I was deeply influenced by Steve Job’s infamous commencement speech at Stanford University in 2005 (link here). “My third story is about death. When I was 17, I […]
It Is Not About The Quantity But The Quality In Life
Getting charmed by the numbers in the form of material or people is normal behavior. It takes a mindful thought to shift perspective, “Don’t be quantitative.” It is about quality, not quantity. One cannot accumulate life and measure it in quantity. Happiness cannot be measured; neither love nor sadness. There are no boundaries except the […]
Swinging between the extremes of ‘All or Nothing’
Labeling things in the extreme such as success or failure, takes away the perspective from a beautiful dimension; the journey itself. There is always a struggle hidden in every success and a lesson in every failure. Our strengths and weaknesses are two sides of the same coin. Ignoring the process in the blindness of the […]
Breaking the Habit of Comparing Yourself With Others
“Everybody is a Genius. But If You Judge a Fish by Its Ability to Climb a Tree, It Will Live Its Whole Life Believing that It is Stupid” – Albert Einstein Comparing ourselves with others — few of us do this sometimes, and some of us do it often. This evil comparison is the mother […]
Making 2016 Ours
Dear Readers, Just like you, my New Year’s start with new hopes and determination or, in other words, goals, and resolutions. I am in deep thinking mode around New Years’ time. It is like a tax season for my purposes with mental debit and credit. Every New Year offers us renewed optimism. It is time […]