The Secret to Contentment
“Contentment comes not so much from great wealth as from few wants.” – Epictetus
I’ve heard this put another way: happiness is not getting getting what you want, but wanting what you get.
Your thoughts… ?
So many people talk about balance in terms of life and work. I have to say, “balance,” as so many think and talk about it is – to say the least – mis-guided. First off, balance implies a 50/50 apportioning. You don’t balance something with 78% of one thing and 22% or another, or 60% and 40%, or…
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. – Theodore Roosevelt The best, and often hardest, thing to do is just to start: where you are; with what you have; now. Your choice is to do your best now or what until things are “just right” or “perfect.” They will never be…
“Successful people recognize crisis as a time for change – from lesser to greater, smaller to bigger.” – Edwin Louis Cole There’s something to be learned from this quote, but there’s another way of looking at this that’s (potentially) evolutionary. I have been re-listening to Thomas Leonard’s (excellent!) audio program, The 28 Principles of Attraction, in…
Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth. – Buddha The Sun will rise each day The Moon will rise each evening. And the truth will arrive each and every day. What you make of it, and do with it, will determine whether you evolve that truth – or it…
Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries. – James Michener As hard as it is to try something new, it’s pretty darn hard to try it a third or fourth time. Sometimes it doesn’t make sense to try, try again, and again, and again . . . . But sometimes…
Super quick post . . . I wanted to share this excellent resource: Seth Godin’s E-Mail Check-List