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 . . . .
Everyone wants to be appreciated. So if you appreciate someone, don’t keep it a secret. – Mary Kay Ash Is it a wonderful, great, generous idea and practice to acknowledge and appreciate others? Absolutely. But you can’t give what you don’t see in yourself. What can you appreciate about you today? Take a minute and, sincerely,…
It is more important to reach our potential than it is to reach our goals. – Max de Pree What could be more important than goals? Becoming who we are truly capable of being. I remember being asked what my greatest fear was once and all I could come up with is not living up…
What is defeat? Nothing but education; nothing but the first step to something better. – Wendell Phillips “Boy, after that banana, you’re really screwed.” “How are you ever going to come back from that banana?” Defeat is just a word, like banana is just a word. I hope my silly example showed you that words…
The important thing is to learn a lesson every time you lose. – John McEnroe Always make sure you learn.* Otherwise, what’s losing for? ***** * And make sure you learn when you win too!
. . . make any New Year’s Resolutions. They. Don’t. Work. The whole thing is an artificial construct that only makes you feel about yourself (and gives you a bad impression of goal-setting and achievement). What should you do instead? Well, you shouldn’t do anything. (Do things because you clearly and authentically want to do them.)…
Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them. – Washington Irving Every moment we have a choice: to learn and grow or to resist and decay. We can be passive and at the mercy of circumstance or we can be active and create our lives. It all starts in…