You are the Culmination of Your Experiences « Pinstripe Pumps. “You are the books you read, the films you watch, the music you listen to, the people you meet, the dreams you have, and the conversations you engage in.
You are what you take from these. You are the sound of the ocean, breath of the fresh air, the brightest light and the darkest corner. You are a collective of every experience you have had in your life. You are every single second of every day. So drown yourself in a sea of knowledge and existence. -Jac Vanek Pause, take in the moment. I read this today and thought it powerfully summed up the phrase “be still.” So take it all in. The greatest men (and women) did not become so in a day, it was a continuous process, that demanded a renewing of the mind, body, and spirit every – single – day.
By Brienne Torley is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canada License. Like this: Like Loading... 8 Reasons Why People Feel Lost in Their Lives. WARNING: Don’t Read If You Quit Smoking Yesterday. I smoked on and off from 15 until 24 years old.
I committed to the practice with some vigor for those last five years. (Overall, I tend to have stopping issues, but I can commit the heck out of something.) I don’t remember the exact date I quit. I know that it was in between my 24th birthday on September 6, 2002 and the first date with my wonderful husband on September 11, 2002. How to Manufacture the Best Night of Sleep in Your Life. Ah, sleep: is there anything quite like it?
So easily discarded and discounted when nighttime attractions present themselves and yet so dearly missed and pined after the next morning. You've heard me say it enough, so I'll keep it short. A good night's sleep is the foundation for a healthy, happy, productive existence. Good sleep keeps us lean and thinking clearly. And without good, regular sleep, we just go through life in a scattered daze, everything foggy, slightly confusing, and less enjoyable. So how do you get one? Let's start from the beginning. Early Morning Use a dawn simulator alarm clock. Evidence That You Are Well and Always Will Be. “On a deeper level you are already complete.
When you realize that, there is a playful, joyous energy behind what you do” ~Eckhart Tolle I was recently speaking with a friend about what it feels like to connect with your underlying, always-there state of well-being. I attempted to describe the indescribable—the feeling underneath the mental chatter that is who you truly are. The peacefulness. The clarity. Although my verbal description did almost no justice to the actual feeling, our conversation put her at ease. As we visited that place in our minds, we felt the pressure of our thought-based lives lessen. I’ve never met a person who doesn’t recognize that all is well feeling of peace. 20 Things I Wish I Had Known When Starting Out in Life. “Everything has been figured out, except how to live.” - Jean-Paul Sartre.
Life Advice: I am turning 27, and feel I have w... When I was 27 I had yet to do (or even start) anything or any path that eventually led to future successes.
I had not started any companies. I later started over 10. I had not written any published books. I later published 10 and have another 5 this year. I had yet to asked my opinion on anything important. Most importantly, I had yet to massively fail. Here are other examples of people who found great success not only after the age of 27, but after the age of 45: Rodney Dangerfield didn’t succeed in comedy until his 40s. Ray Kroc was a milkshake salesman into his 50s. 3 Steps to Find Your Purpose When Life is Crashing Into Chaos. “What is my purpose here and how may I serve…in the midst of all this confusion?”
~Wayne Dyer Your life is a mess and you can’t do anything about it, right? Wrong. You may be closer to the answers than you think, even while right in the middle of the chaos that showed up. Seven causes, seven cures for lack of motivation. (NaturalNews) Most problems with motivation come from subconscious thought patterns.
Interestingly, many of of these patterns are intended to motivate you. The problem is, they are ineffective strategies learned long ago when you had no idea what was going on. Other causes of poor motivation come from subconscious attachments to self-deprivation. Yes, you can become attached to a deprived, empty life, believe it or not. In this case, a life of passion isn't familiar to you, so you avoid it. Begin to set yourself free by learning about the ineffective motivation patterns that hold you back Here are seven common motivational styles that are actually de-motivating - and what to do about each of them.