In the midst of movement and chaos keep stillness inside of you. ~Deepak Chopra In Buddhism, there is a Tibetan word called shenpa, which roughly translates as the urge, or the hook, that triggers our habitual tendency to shut down. We have all seen it happen and have been there: the arms fold across the chest, a stance is taken, the jaw tenses, and we may lose eye contact. Remember…
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“One of the basic rules of the universe is that nothing is perfect. Perfection simply doesn’t exist…..Without imperfection, neither you nor I would exist” ~ Stephen Hawking Striving for perfection is an unattainable reality. Perceived perfection is a relative concept according to one’s social and cultural viewpoint. Ideas of perfection can and will always remain a relative ideal. Often equated with ambition, we aim to go above and beyond to…
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“The further you get away from yourself, the more challenging it is, yet not to be in your comfort zone is great fun.” ~ Benedict Cumberbatch It takes courage to explore who we are and risk moving from our comfort zone to achieve greatness. Whether in business or our personal lives, we grow from moving from the known to the unknown. Encountering the unknown can be frightening, unpredictable, and challenging.…
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The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but your thoughts about it. Be aware of the thoughts you are thinking. Separate them from the situation, which is always neutral, which always is as it is.” ~ Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose Success can be quantified as achieving a certain level of recognition. It can also involve accomplishing an aim or purpose or attaining…
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Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expresses the glory of being alone. ~Paul Tillich People typically respond to solitude in two distinct ways: Love or hate it. Spending time alone is not a sentence in purgatory; if embraced, solitude can illuminate our souls. One friend expressed that when she was home with her hubby, she liked it quiet to concentrate on work. However, if she was alone,…
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Much of how I move through life is because of the lessons horses have taught me. Early on, I realized the methods and philosophies of interacting with them were the same for healthy and productive relationships in all areas of my life. Gems of wisdom come to us in many forms if we are open to hearing. Mine often arrive through animals. Once an endurance rider, always an endurance rider.…
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Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go ~ Hermann Hesse Have you ever looked in a closet so crammed with clothes that you can’t find anything? As you sort through, you see outdated garments that may no longer fit or are torn and worn beyond repair, and even though you know you’ll never wear them again, they remain. Or how about your garage,…
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Don’t let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use. ~ Earl Nightingale When I first heard, ‘Take the time it takes, and it takes less time,’ it was over thirty years ago. Much of my life’s philosophy comes from…
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Set higher standards for you own performance than anyone around you, and it won’t matter whether you have a tough boss or an easy one. It won’t matter whether the competition is pushing you hard, because you’ll be competing with yourself. ~ Rick Pitino The Japanese word Ganbaru 眼張る means to preserve, continue, and do your best. It is steadfast determination, standing firm, and is referred to as the art…
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For in the end, it is not the things we did that we regret, but the things we left undone, the words left unspoken, the dreams left unfulfilled. ~ Toshikazu Kawaguchi The idea that time accelerates as we age is accurate. We reach an age when we realize the probable time we have left is equal to or less than the time we have lived, which brings a realness to…
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