Time and health are two precious assets that we don’t recognize and appreciate until they have been depleted. – Denis Waitley
What to do instead?
Invest your time wisely, by focusing on your values and authentic goals.
Honor your body, by what you put in it and how you move.
Who do you need to apologize to? I’m sure there’s at least one person. Go to them and apologize for your poor behavior. Do this with no expectation of forgiveness or understanding. Do it because it’s the right thing to do. To the extent that you have unresolved issues, things that don’t fit with your real…
Maybe the journey isn’t so much about becoming anything. Maybe it’s about un-becoming everything that isn’t really you, so you can be who you were meant to be in the first place. – Unknown Through our socialization, and because of our nature as humans, we become like those around us. We become like our families,…
I was made to work. If you are equally industrious, you will be equally successful. – Johann Sebastian Bach Even Bach had to work his butt off. Our bodies and minds are made for work, hard work, and creativity, and sometimes making the impossible real. Do the work. Earn the rewards. For Bach it was…
The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any. – Alice Walker Even if the consequences might be unpleasant, you always have a choice. You can, if you calm and quiet your mind, choose the vast majority of your thoughts. When you manage your thoughts well, you will…
Make yourself proud. – Peter W. Smith Who do you spend the most time with? Answer: you. Who is the person whose esteem is most important, to you? Again: you. What makes this so powerful for me is when you approach it from a different angle. Who do you need to trust the most? Your…
The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives. – William James I’m sure I’ve blogged on this quote before, but it bears repeating – at least for me. As I learned from a mentor, our lives are…