Category: Wellbeing
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Staying true
“The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.” Dave Chapelle Do you ever find you have drifted off the path from who you thought you were? It can be hard to stay true to ourselves in today’s world. We feel the weight of other people’s expectations and…
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Beautiful struggles
“One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.” Sigmund Freud
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Burnout doesn’t lead to happiness
“Happiness is determined by factors like your health, your family relationships and friendships, and above all by feeling that you are in control of how you spend your time.” Daniel Kahneman
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On walking
“I think that I cannot preserve my health and spirits, unless I spend four hours a day at least—and it is commonly more than that—sauntering through the woods and over the hills and fields, absolutely free from all worldly engagements. ” – Henry David Thoreau
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Giving the benefit of the doubt
“Every time we fail to give the benefit of the doubt to someone who can create value, we not only hurt them, but we hurt ourselves as well.” – Seth Godin
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Appreciation
“The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated” – William James Who do you appreciate? When is the last time you let them know how much you appreciate them?
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Invisible help
“Invisible help is the help we as yet do not know we need.” David Whyte Often we need help, but for whatever reason, we are not yet ready to admit it. We think we can power on and do it all by ourselves. You know the new employee trying to prove himself but is struggling…
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The power of music
“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” Plato “Ah, music,” he said, wiping his eyes. “A magic beyond all we do here!” – J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Do you ever wake…
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Respond, not react
“So why is meditation worth the trouble? For beginners, I think there are two benefits. The first is focus. In our modern info blitzkrieg, we are more distracted than ever, and mediation can boost your mental muscle of focus. The second benefit is that it can help you be less yanked around by your emotions.…