True forgiveness is when you can say, ‘Thank you for that experience.’ – Oprah Winfrey
To forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love. In return, you will receive untold peace and happiness. – Robert Muller
When you realize you (can) grow from everything, you know the truth of Winfrey’s words.
When you realize that holding on to anger only poisons you, you know the truth of Muller’s words.
Your opponent, in the end, is never really the player on the other side of the net, or the swimmer in the next lane, or the team on the other side of the field, or even the bar you must high-jump. Your opponent is yourself, your negative internal voices, your level of determination. – Grace…
Nurture your mind with great thoughts for you will never go any higher than you think.” – Benjamin Disraeli I often listen to developmental audio programs in the car and my current selection is (a re-listening of) Brian Tracy’s The Psychology of Achievement. One of the key take-ways is that our self-concept matters a great deal. In particular,…
I was listening to (watching really; it’s available on YouTube) Michael Hyatt‘s podcast on his new book Living Forward (really excited to be meeting him at the VIP meet-and-greet at the book launch*) and something struck me. Many people think, and sometimes talk about, how hard it is to change. And it is really, really…
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…
Above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you, because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it. – Roald Dahl You must believe, first. And, to the extent you believe, you will have energy, purpose and staying power. But…
“There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.” – Peter Drucker I (might) take this idea too far sometimes. I take pride in the idea: “I don’t always do everything I could, or ‘should,’ but whatever I do, I do well.” I know that, deep-down, more-often-than-not, it’s…