"It is not because it is difficult that we dare not do it, but because we dare not do it that it is difficult. " Lucius Annaeus Seneca According to Seneca, we often think about problems so much that they seem more and more problematic in our minds. However, when we start to tackle something, it usually becomes clear that it can be done and that the fear of...
Nothing is to be valued higher than the value of this day. Johann Wolfgang von Göthe Why should we value nothing more highly than the value of this day? After all, there are a multitude of things that we could value. For example, friendship, love, or physical necessities like food. If we think the scenario a little further, however, we notice that...
Even though we all live in the present, we often think that we are driven by the past. Alan Watts addressed this very issue in his talk "Living In The Present" using a boat analogy. Alan Watts wants to say with his boat analogy that just as a ship is not propelled by its wake, neither are we...
"According to the nature of the objects which thou most commonly imaginest, thy disposition also will be determined; for from thoughts the soul takes its color." - Marcus Aurelius First, I'd like to put this quote into slightly more modern words to make the content a little more understandable. "Your mind will take the form of....
"He who is not satisfied with what he has will not be satisfied with what he wants to have." - Socrates It is easy to set goals and work towards them. But when we reach them, we often realize that it's not as fulfilling as we thought it would be....
"Depression is like a woman in black. When she shows up, don't shoo her away. Invite her in, offer her a seat, treat her like a guest, and listen to what she has to say." - Carl Gustav Jung In the first place, I would like to state that I have not had a full-blown depression until now....
"I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become." - Carl Gustav Jung Often we can't choose the situations that happen to us. Whether a partner breaks up with us, whether we don't get the job we wanted or whether our coffee cup falls off the breakfast table.About many situations...
"For from the standpoint of youth, life is an infinitely long future; from the standpoint of age, a very short past." - Arthur Schopenhauer When we are in our youth, we think we still have our whole life ahead of us. But when we are old and look back on our lives, it is...
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." - Lao Tzu The most important thing is when we have a task, or want to tackle something, to start doing it. If we are intimidated by the sheer size of the task and don't start it at all, we will never finish it. Most of the time, the first...
In my experience, the easiest way to manage everyday life better is to revise the many small activities we do every day instead of setting a huge goal. Whether it's a morning routine that gets us well into the day or eating a banana instead of a candy bar. I do, however, want to...
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