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“A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness.”
This quote comes from Albert Einstein. Take note, it doesn’t say that “the pursuit of success” is a bad thing. It’s good to have aspirations and pursue success in various endeavors. That’s one of the many things that give hope for the future. However, you can look at what comes…
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“We need to accept that we won’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes―understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success.”
“Failure is the only opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.”
“Anything that makes you weak–physically, intellectually and spiritually–reject it as poison.”
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“When you’ve seen beyond yourself, then you may find peace of mind is waiting there.”
Consider your state of mind when you’re feeling stressed, anxious, or confused. Your focus suddenly becomes more limited to the one or several things causing that particular emotion. Everything else seems to disappear. However, this quote from a Beatles song by George Harrison, is about being able to notice things…
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“Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect.”
“No exact recipe for today. Gather all available ingredients and whip yourself up something delicious.”
“Take time to recharge your batteries. It’s hard to see where you’re going when your lights are dim”
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Living Life Poetically: The Psychology of the Calm Mind
This is the second of a two-part poem series looking into the psychology of the calm mind. Check out the previous poem, “The Psychology of the Worried Mind”, here. Instead of personifying a mind that’s worried, “The Psychology of the Calm Mind” personifies a mind that’s calm. Again, a bit…
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“Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don’t fight them. Just find a new way to stand.”
Challenges are things we try to eliminate or reduce as much as possible. And rightfully so. Everything is going smoothly until a challenge comes along to throw us off our balance. But is that necessarily always a bad thing? When practicing yoga, the more we test our physical balance the…
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“Happy people build their inner world; unhappy people blame their outer world.”
Sometimes we’re not in control of the things that happen around us in our outer world. However, what we can control is our inner world. This quote, by T. Harv Eker, is about finding your happy place on the inside–creating happiness within. Building your inner world means building a barrier…
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PositLive Music: It’s All Right
“It’s All Right” Written by: Curtis Mayfield Released: October 1963 This song is a declaration that “it’s all right.” It was originally recorded by The Impressions with singer-songwriter, Curtis Mayfield, as lead singer. Mayfield would always write songs inspired by things he’d hear people say. “It’s all right” was said…
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PositLive Music: Put Your Records On
“Put Your Records On” Written by: Corinne Bailey Rae, John Beck, and Steve Chrisanthou Released: February 20, 2006 First and foremost, this song is about marching to the beat of your own drum. It’s about not worrying so much about what people think and putting your worries aside. Furthermore, it’s…
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“Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well.”
This quote, by Jack Kornfield, reminds us to make peace with the fact that everything that has a beginning has an ending. Remembering this helps us accept when good things come to an end. Meanwhile, it helps us cope when bad things, or unfortunate events, present themselves. This simple fact…
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“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”
This quote is from Matthew 6 verse 34. It’s part of a longer passage about worry that begins at verse 25. In the longer passage, it talks about worrying about acquiring material possessions such as food and shelter. It compares our worry about these things to birds, who also need…
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“Everything you do, every thought you have, every word you say creates a memory that you will hold in your body. It’s imprinted on you and affects you in subtle ways – ways you are not always aware of. With that in mind, be very conscious and selective.”
“A night can never defeat the sunrise.”
“Happy people build their inner world; unhappy people blame their outer world.”
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“Pray, and let God worry.”
There’s a lot of meaning and value packed into this short quote by Martin Luther. “Pray, and let God worry”–five words and two calls to action that can be life-altering. They seem simple, however it’s easy to forget to pray–step 1. And if and when we do pray, we forget…
