Never give up. There are always tough times, regardless of what you do in anything in life. Be able to push through those times and maintain your ultimate goal. - Nathan Chen As we approach the end of this month, I felt the need to include a post on strength during tough times that we... Continue Reading →
I think my greatest victory was every time I walked out there, I gave it everything I had. I left everything out there. That’s what I’m most proud of - Jimmy Connors Every human being competes. In fact, every 'being' competes. We compete for food, we compete for respect, we compete for attention, we compete... Continue Reading →
Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary.... Continue Reading →
The only calibration that counts is how much heart people invest, how much they ignore their fears of being hurt or caught out or humiliated. And the only thing people regret is that they didn't live boldly enough, that they didn't invest enough heart, didn't love enough. Nothing else really counts at all. - Ted... Continue Reading →
We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us - Joseph Campbell I would say that I am one of the top 20%, if not 10%, when it comes to planning and setting goals. Since my teen years, there hasn't been a year... Continue Reading →
From what I've seen, it isn't so much the act of asking that paralyzes us -- it is what lies beneath: the fear of being vulnerable, the fear of rejection, the fear of looking needy or weak. The fear of being seen as a burdensome member of the community instead of a productive one. It... Continue Reading →
I am an opportunist. When opportunities come, and I see them serving my grander goals in life, I take them. - Evangeline Lilly In accepting our destiny and our lives ... we must accept that the opportunities that come our way are the means through which we live our lives everyday as best as we... Continue Reading →
Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life, but define yourself. ― Harvey Fierstein As a follow-on to my previous post about sources of despair that are form within, the second one is not being who you are. By not being who you are, you... Continue Reading →
Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. - Steve... Continue Reading →
Everything in moderation, and there's a perfect balance in this life if we can find it. - Ryan Robbins Susan Jeffers', in Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway, presents a model for one's "whole life" (p. 139). It has 9 boxes covering different facets in one's life as opposed to one or two aspects that... Continue Reading →
Ramadan Living™ 2024! Theme … Gratitude 