Is crying good for you? What this proverb understands What soap is for the body, tears are for the soul. Jewish Proverb Some tears arrive with an explanation. A relationship ends. Someone we love dies. A long-held hope falls apart. Others catch us off guard. We hear a song while washing the dishes, read an Read more…
How to Push Beyond Your Limits and Make the Impossible Possible The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible. Arthur C. Clarke Most of us know what it feels like to stand at the edge of something unfamiliar and immediately begin listing Read more…
What If Passion Is Not the Problem? There is probably something you have been meaning to do for a while. Perhaps you want to start writing, learn to paint, apply for a different job, or turn an idea into a small business. You think about it now and then. You may even have a document Read more…
The wisdom hidden in an ordinary bag of flour You must bake with the flour you have. This Danish folk saying uses the language of the kitchen to express one of life’s most practical truths. We cannot always choose our circumstances, but we can choose what we create from them. A baker may wish for Read more…
How to Let Go of Expectations Without Losing Hope Expectation is the root of all heartache. Most of us have lived through a moment that makes this line feel painfully true. We look forward to an occasion for weeks, only for it to fall flat. We trust someone to respond in a certain way, then Read more…
How to Achieve Your Dreams: The Lesson Behind A. P. J. Abdul Kalam’s Quote You have to dream before your dreams can come true. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Some quotes make us pause for a moment before we scroll on. Others quietly follow us through life, returning whenever we’re faced with uncertainty, failure, or Read more…
Living Without Regrets: The Secret to Staying Young Has Nothing to Do with Age A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams. John Barrymore Living without regrets is one of those ideas that sounds simple until we stop and think about what it really means. Most of us associate ageing with Read more…
How to Deal with Anger: Why Mark Twain’s Words Still Matter Today Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured. Mark Twain Most arguments end within minutes. The strange thing is that the anger they create often doesn’t. Read more…
Character vs Reputation: Abraham Lincoln’s Timeless Reminder to Nurture the Tree, Not the Shadow Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. Abraham Lincoln Some quotes reveal their depth immediately. Others take a while to settle in. Abraham Lincoln’s Read more…
Anna Quindlen’s Reminder That Success Should Feel Good, Not Just Look Good If your success is not on your own terms, if it looks good to the world but does not feel good in your heart, it is not success at all. Anna Quindlen I don’t think many people wake up one morning and consciously Read more…
