Not what we have but what we enjoy constitutes our abundance. ~Epicurus Abundance doesn’t arrive with arms full. It arrives with open hands. Most of us spend years gathering titles, relationships, identities, and expectations, believing that more will make us whole. Yet the universe has its own mathematics. Sometimes the greatest expansion begins with subtraction. There comes a moment in everyone’s lives when something you’ve been holding on to no…
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But the Hebrew word, the word timshel—‘Thou mayest’— that gives a choice. It might be the most important word in the world. That says the way is open. That throws it right back on a man. For if ‘Thou mayest’—it is also true that ‘Thou mayest not.” ~John Steinbeck We often hear that doing the same thing over and over while hoping for a different outcome is insanity. But…
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Everything is possible. The impossible just takes longer ~Dan Brown Obstacles have a way of arriving uninvited, often when we least expect them. They disrupt our rhythm, and sometimes ask more of us than we think we can give. Rarely do they feel like gifts in the moment, yet if we pause long enough to look beneath the inconvenience, frustration, or fear, something else begins to reveal itself.…
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Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again. ~ Nelson Mandela When life seems reasonable, few of us feel compelled to look deeper. We ride the high of ease, coasting on the feel-good sensations and life’s great moments. Then, when those moments fade, we are left with what has been there all along, without the feel-good chemicals…
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You have to push hard, do hard things. But you also have to be able to say, ‘OK, today’s not the day.’ ~Alex Lowe There is a quiet truth we often ignore: if the process empties us, the outcome won’t save us. Who likes running when it’s raining to get in the miles, especially after a long day at work? Who likes waiting until the heat of the day…
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You’ve got to go slow to go fast. ~Tom Dorrance We live in a world obsessed with speed, yet the things that shape us, the things that last, cannot be rushed. Life continues to remind me that slowness is not a flaw in the process; it is the process. I’ve been told I ride my horses too fast, implying that it is wrong. I can ride fast; however, do I ride…
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“If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it.” This quote was traced back to several publications from the 1800s, though in more recent years it was attributed to Lucille Ball. Regardless of its origin, the message holds. Just as life begets life, energy begets energy. There is a time to do less. But if we have lingered in the “do less” mode for too long, lethargy…
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“When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.” ~ Dalai Lama Communication is about transferring information. So, when I recently saw a post that said, “I suffer from a disorder when I speak the truth, it pisses people off.” I paused and reread it several times. The person writing it missed a crucial element in communication; being confrontational rarely…
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When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps. ~Confucius Do you announce your goals to the world, or keep them private while you test the waters? Each approach has pros and cons; the manner we choose can vary, yielding different results. If you share goals, what method is best for reaching them? Science suggests the answer isn’t as simple as…
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