For every minute you are angry, you lose 60 seconds of happiness. – Emerson
This reminds me of something I like to remind myself of something (I believe) the Buddha said: “Anger is like swallowing poison expecting your enemy to die.”
I like to view anger in such a (useful) way.
Do you agree?
After reading the above, are you holding on to (and even nurturing and growing) feelings of anger?
If so, how it’s going?
Sometimes someone else says it better than you ever can; with that in mind here’s a post from Seth Godin: Forgive yourself for not being the richest, the thinnest, the tallest, the one with the best hair. Forgive yourself for not being the most successful, the cutest or the one with the fastest time. Forgive…
Zig Ziglar passed today. In honor of his many contributions I have collected a sampling of his wise words: “If you can dream it, then you can achieve it. You will get all you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want.” “Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your…
Whether or not we realize it, when we’re in an enjoyable, positive situation, that is about to end, we have a choice: to either be present and savor the time left or jump to the future, prematurely lamenting the end of the wonderfulness. Choose to be present. Choose to savor.
Belief creates the actual fact. – William James What you believe you create. How? Simple. You act in accordance with your beliefs. Your beliefs are the thoughts you no longer question. They are unlike the myriad thoughts you have forgotten or dismissed. Your beliefs are the thoughts that have hooked your attention, are sufficiently congenial…
On page 74 on Kevin Cashman’s excellent book, Leadership From The Inside Out, he tells the story of being asked by a Tibetan monk how many days he has to live. After gathering himself, he thought for minute and answered “Six thousand.” The monk replied: “So, if you have 6,000 days, do you want to…
Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. – Dale Carnegie One of the most important skills in life is knowing the difference. And knowing the difference for you.