Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them – that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like. ~Lao Tzu With the pandemic, people of all ages felt uncertain about what was and struggled to figure out what would be. Our life purpose shifted. Yet, we don’t need a pandemic to feel uncertain about our lives. Life…
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Things don’t go wrong and break your heart so you can become bitter and give up. They happen to break you down and build you up so you can be all that you were intended to be. – Samuel Johnson We need friction; without it, many things would cease as we know them; rubbing two sticks together would not create fire, nor would applying brakes stop a vehicle. Yet, like…
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Human beings are not born once and for all on the day their mothers give birth to them, but … life obliges them over and over again to give birth to themselves. ― Gabriel García Márquez Self-realization may not be the goal of everyone. Yet, the power is at our fingertips for those who strive to actualize the most of their potential. The journey of self-discovery is not a one-shot deal,…
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Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us, and the world will be as one. ~ John Lennon The counterculture was a prominent influence as a child of the 60s and 70s. We were encouraged to question the established ways, reject societal norms, and explore other manners of living and being. We…
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“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” — Maya Angelou It was not until I had had some success that I learned about failure. In the early days of my Endurance career, I trained hard, rode terrific horses, had a good mentor, and my confidence grew with each successful finish. It was when I had my first pull. A pull…
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“Learning too soon our limitations, we never learn our powers.” ~Mignon McLaughlin We must let go of something old to make room for something new. We outgrow our thoughts. We change. We evolve. What once was, is not necessarily true today. For beginnings to happen, there must be endings. To let go of what we have always known can be scary, often painful, and a struggle. Old patterns, seemingly innocently, root…
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The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude -Oprah Winfrey If we want to change how we walk through the world, it starts by letting go of unconscious behaviors of how we carry ourselves. These habits can result in physical manifestations, including premature aging, illness, and skeletal discomfort if left unchecked. What we think we become. Our thoughts manifest…
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The moment that you start to wonder if you deserve better, you do. ― Unknown We all want a life of happiness, the one we always dreamt of—the one we deserve. Or do we? Are we fooling ourselves by blocking our path to achieving it? If your outlook is to find ways to complain, compare yourself, or sulk away your days, then it is time to re-evaluate how you envision…
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Our whole life is set up in the path of least resistance. We don’t want to suffer. We don’t want to feel discomfort. So the whole time, we’re living our lives in a very comfortable area. There’s no growth in that. David Goggins As the privileged population has grown, many have become soft and lazy, accustomed to comfort, convenience, and ease—jobs we can phone in, grocery orders, and meals delivered…
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Aging is an extraordinary process where you become the person you should have been. ~ David Bowie Every minute of every day, we are all aging. We will never be chronologically younger than we are now. How we perceive it determines whether we grow old or become ageless. Becoming ageless happens when we shift our outlook. Acknowledging what prevents us from owning our years is essential to spiritual growth. To…
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