Every night, before we go to sleep, we must ask ourselves: what weakness have I overcome today? What virtue have I acquired? - Lucius Annaeus Seneca There is a multitude of quotations and sayings that all have more or less the same quintessence: one should not compare oneself with others, respectively the only person with...
Probably the most avoided feeling we humans know is loneliness, but why is that? That we do not want to be alone has two major reasons. The first is that in our society we are taught everywhere that if you are alone, there is something wrong with you. After all, if we were "normal" and adaptable, we would be...
Self-reflection is perhaps one of the buzzwords when it comes to personality development. There is definitely a reason for this: whoever does not make use of this tool, which significantly distinguishes humans from animals, will hardly find inner satisfaction. Unfortunately, there is often a lack of clarity when it comes to self-reflection. Self-reflection is first and foremost about finding oneself...
"A precious stone cannot be polished without rubbing, or a man perfected without testing Lucius Annaeus Seneca Just as a rough diamond is already revered. It is the polishing that gives it its true value. Cutting, however, means that here and there something has to be removed from the rough diamond. As diamonds are known for their hardness...
The story of the Chinese farmer is a well-known tale that is particularly widespread in Taoism and seems to have originated there. The philosopher Alan Watts was fond of reproducing the story of the farmer in his lessons. But what is the meaning behind the story of the farmer? The story of the Chinese farmer shows us...
"He who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new." Albert Einstein On the subject of committing mistakes or making mistakes, there are a multitude of quotes, sayings and wisdoms that you can take to heart. What they all have in common is that you can learn from mistakes, or also that...
We can think a lot about the future and what we can do when to have the most beautiful and predictable future possible. However, all this planning will be of no use if we do not start taking steps here and now that will bring us to that future. The following quote brings up exactly that....
Who hasn't experienced this: You're at a point in your life where you think you could have come a lot further. You are not as athletic or educated as you would like to be, or you are simply not mentally where you want to be. All of this, of course, can only be attributed to a...
"When I let go of what I am, I become what I could be.When I let go of what I have, I get what I need." - Lao Tzu / Laozi / Lau Tzu What does this quote mean? If I already have both hands full of anything, I can't pick up anything new. It is the same with our...
While in cities we are often inundated by a flood of stimuli, nature gives us time out, we have the opportunity to relax and realign. Moreover, man as such, has spent significantly more time in nature than in civilization, so you could say in nature we feel...
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