When We Die
What happens when we die?
I really don’t know.
But I do know what happens when we stop living while we’re alive.
We enjoy less, accomplish less and regret more.
The cure is being present and aware.
That’s how to live while you’re alive.
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…
“We see the world not as it is, but as we are.” – Anaïs Nin We cannot see it any other way…
You must form a clear and definite mental picture of what you want; you cannot transmit an idea unless you have it yourself. – Wallace Wattles If you want to be persuasive and effective, in any field or endeavor, you must be prepared. So many people are afraid of public speaking and the reason why…
An “oldie” but a goodie… I am such a fan of the idea of living while you’re alive. Enjoy.
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…
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.