It has probably been drummed into you since childhood that honesty is important and right. And you also feel that this is true. But you may not yet be aware of why honesty is actually good for you. Let's take a closer look at just that. In a nutshell, being honest is good for us because...
"Death smiles at us all, the only thing to do is to smile back." Marcus Aurelius The only thing that is certain to each of us is death. To help us deal with this very thing as healthily as possible, Marcus Aurelius left us a quote. It brings nothing to face the Grim Reaper broken and sorrowful....
To practice appreciation, you have to actively work on it. There are several ways to do this, but you also have to constantly remind yourself. The easiest way is to pause for a moment with the objects we use every day and be grateful for them. However, it also becomes easier and easier the more...
Whether we find ourselves in a time marked by setbacks, or a period in our lives when we are doing well, one should always be aware that ups and downs go hand in hand. This is precisely the theme that Alan Watts, in his lecture on the fact that ups and downs go together, has treated....
"Two men sat behind prison bars; one saw only mud, the other the stars." Dale Carnegie In Dale Carnegie's quote about the two men behind bars, the point is that no matter how bad our current situation seems to be, we always have the choice of looking at the world pessimistically or optimistically. It's...
"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....
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