Sunday, August 21, 2016 We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty. – Maya Angelo – I’ve learned that men and women alike appear more concerned than ever with attractiveness and perceived physical imperfections. They are concerned because they feel and believe…
Refuse to be stuck in a rut…even in a seemingly good place! It can be difficult to cut areas of your life, because you did produce results, but if you don’t cut, then you can easily stunt your future growth.
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. Buddha It’s not unusual that our lifestyles today have us running at frenetic speeds. For the hustle and bustle of modern life leaves many people forgetting to enjoy the moment, not understanding that each and every second…
Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason. ~ Marcus Tullius Cicero Being moderate is doing just enough for you… working enough and resting enough. I don’t mean doing just enough by being mediocre or complacent, no, no… that would be going to the other extreme and that’s not…
“To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.” -La Rochefoucauld Nutrition on Purpose We all know that good nutrition helps us achieve good health and well being, with the ultimate purpose of good nutrition being to stay alive and to avoid disease. However, food is not just about physical nutrition, italso…
“The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.” ~ Eric Hoffer To completely count all of your blessings that life affords you each and every day would be hard. There’s just no way to do that. But sometimes we are so busy that we forget to pay attention to…
“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.” ― Les Brown Dare to… Dare to…. aim high, go ahead, do it because even if you don’t quite get where you’re going, you’ll be further along than you were before. And “try your hardest” or “give it all you’ve got.” But…
“The moment you become aware of the ego in you, it is strictly speaking no longer the ego, but just an old, conditioned mind-pattern. Ego implies unawareness. Awareness and ego cannot coexist.” ― Eckhart Tolle Life and Stuff The ego is a powerful thing. So many people have been snared by this conceptual element and…
“He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.” ~ Socrates Gluttony Many are familiar with the term Gluttony; to gulp down or swallow; to over-indulgence, over-consume food or drink, or things to the point of extravagance or waste. Maybe you’re really picky about…
Thousands of words pour out of our mouths daily, freely expressing our thoughts and opinions. However, we’re rarely aware to the positive or negative effect they have on ourselves and the people around us, at least not consciously, anyway. But, words give out energy and a message which creates a reaction in others. And, it…
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