Surrender and Not Knowing

Sometimes surrender means giving up trying to understand and becoming comfortable with not knowing.

— Eckhart Tolle —

Sometimes surrender means giving up trying to understand and becoming comfortable with not knowing…

Too Expensive

If it costs you your peace, it's too expensive.

— Paulo Coelho —

If it costs you your peace, it’s too expensive…

Removing Roots

Remove the branches of a thorn bush today, and you'll avoid a scrape this year. But next year, you'll face the same problem again. Remove the root of the bush today, and the entire plant will die.

— James Clear —

Remove the branches of a thorn bush today and you’ll avoid a scrape this year. But next year, you’ll face the same problem again. Remove the root of the bush today, and the entire plant will die…

Freedom Through Elimination

Freedom is not achieved by satisfying desires but by eliminating them.

— Epictetus —

Freedom is not achieved by satisfying desires but by eliminating them…

Day Remembered

Today I shall behave as if this is the day I will be remembered.

— Dr. Seuss —

Today I shall behave as if this is the day I will be remembered…

Grow You

Don't waste your time trying to become something you aren't. Invest your time in becoming more than you are.

— JMeyer —

Don’t waste your time trying to become something you aren’t. Invest your time in becoming more than you are…

The Glasses You Wear

No matter how bad things are, you can always make things worse.

— Randy Pausch —

No matter how bad things are, you can always make things worse…

Be Proactive

Be a light, not a judge, a model, not a critic. Little by little, your circle of influence will explode, and you will avoid the emotional metastasizing cancers of complaining, criticizing, competing, comparing, and cynicism. All of these reflect victimization, which is the opposite of being proactive.

— Stephen Covey —

Be a light, not a judge, be a model, not a critic. Little by little, your circle of influence will explode and you will avoid the emotional metastasizing cancers of complaining, criticizing, competing, comparing, and cynicism, all of which reflect victimization, all of which are the opposite of being proactive…

Laser Focus

The successful warrior is the average man with laser-like focus.

— Bruce Lee —

The successful warrior is the average man with laser-like focus.

Hardest Victory

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who overcomes his enemies, for the hardest victory is victory over self.

— Aristotle —

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who overcomes his enemies; for the hardest victory is victory over self…