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When People Leave us

When People Leave us

“When someone leaves, it’s because someone else is about to arrive.” ― Paulo Coelho, The Zahir Our lives are tapestries of intertwining threads. As we move through life, we continue to weave this tapestry through experience, effort, the brave act of living – and...

Knowing your Why: Discovering your Purpose in life

Knowing your Why: Discovering your Purpose in life

“Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worst kind of suffering.” ― Paulo Coelho, By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept I hate to use a cliché, but sometimes, a cliché has become known as such because it’s so painfully true....

Fear of Failure

Fear of Failure

“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” ― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist The fear of failure is so great that it’s been studied closely by researchers and earned itself the official name of Atychiphobia in the process. But...

Embrace challenge

Embrace challenge

“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” -- Thomas A. Edison. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. That’s the philosophy of all babies, toddlers, and kids. They learn the basics of being a human by a...

Focus On Each Moment

Focus On Each Moment

Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant. --Robert Louis Stevenson We can’t change what happened in the past, but we can have a say in the future. How? By taking control of the present. We can’t influence anything other than our...

Focus on what you want, not on what you don’t want

Focus on what you want, not on what you don’t want

If you look at what you have in life, you’ll always have more. If you look at what you don’t have in life, you’ll never have enough. -- Oprah Winfrey A simple yet comforting fact: our brains are wired to expect the worst. So, if you find yourself looking on the...

Nothing Has Meaning, Except the Meaning You Give It

Nothing Has Meaning, Except the Meaning You Give It

“If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.” ― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief Every morning you awake, you greet the world anew. Whether it be sun, rain, or cloudy days outside your window, this is a fresh day – yours for the taking. Empty...