Become Who You Can

“It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.” – John Steinbeck I know a thing or two about computers and I laugh (a bit, inside… ) when people chafe at the magic of the computer reboot. They howl (not…

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 mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heav’n of hell and a hell of a heav’n. – John Milton Are you making a “hell” of your “heaven?” What about making a “heaven” of your “hell?” Because both are based in thought, they are equally possible. Our lives, or at least…

True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to something beyond himself. – Henry Miller Sometimes we have to surrender. We need to give our selves to what we truly want and what we’re really capable of, to break free of the lives we have created so far. As…

. . . is to get really, really, really good at answering the question: what’s the best thing I can do now? When you develop greater awareness to ask the question more often, and especially at key moments, you will make better decisions. And when you commit to learning and growing you ask that question…

If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things. – Albert Einstein Attachments, as any Buddhist will tell you, are – at the very least – problematic. So, if you’re going to hang your “future hat” on anything, hang it on a goal. (Not people as they are…