It’s easier to forego temptation than it is to stop after only a bit.
For example, it’s easier to not have any ice cream at all, than it is to eat just the “recommended portion.”
In these situations inertia serves us.
If we’re standing still in relation to something (for example, the ice cream in the freezer), then it’s easier to not have some than it is to stop eating after one spoonful.
At least it is for me . . . .
Life begins when a person first realizes how soon it will end. – Marcelene Cox This quote came across my Facebook page and I had to share. Some people confuse the idea of being aware of one’s mortality with “focusing-on-the-negative” or “worrying about things you can’t control.” It’s neither, if done properly. Life is a…
While reading this afternoon I came across something interesting: in addition to the Golden Rule (which everyone knows about) and the Platinum Rule (which I learned about in the last couple years, and few know about), there’s the Silver Rule (which hardly anyone knows about, and I didn’t until about 3:00 PM). As we know,…
Feeling is what you get for thinking the way you do. – Marilyn Vos Savant So many people are sad, or stressed, or frustrated, or down, or melancholy or aggravated, or . . . take your pick. But where do these modern emotions come from? From one place, and one place only: our thoughts. How we…
I am considering changing the way I deliver “myself” to you. Currently you receive an e-mail alerting you to each new blog post. I do my best to write a post every weekday. These posts are between 100 and 750 words (lately in the neighborhood of 300). What would you think of one e-mail per…
I have long thought about, and emphasized the importance of, understanding how the three sub-systems of our brain (reptilian, limbic and cortex) work together (and sometimes don’t) in creating our experience of life. Our experience can be made better, optimized even, if we bring sufficient understanding of how our brain works and awareness to our…
If you want light to come into your life, you need to stand where it is shining. – Guy Finley Literally and figuratively. Where do you stand? * * * In terms of the literal bit, where are you? Are you doing work you care about? In a place and with people that connect you…