Development tools for a better you
“I’ve been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.” -Mark Twain I’m going to ask you to just take a second to really think about this quote. Maybe re-read it a time or two and let the message really sink in. Okay, hopefully by the time you get to this […]
Piggy-backing onto last week’s blog post theme of self-acceptance and appreciating yourself for all of your positive qualities along with your imperfections, I found an article that really resonated with this topic. It seems to be a general consensus that the first step to success and happiness is self-love/acceptance. But why do we think this is? Personally, I […]
You would think that it would be devastating when you are rejected for the very things that you perceive are your biggest flaws. It wasn’t. The blessing is that, once we get through the disappointment, anger, and pain, if we are willing to look at the truth of the situation, we will find […]
We are slowly approaching that time of year again where the weather begins to get a little cooler. And, for some reason, when the whether seems to drop so do a lot of people’s reluctance to commit! If you believe in the foundational principles of Darwinism, then it’s safe to assume that this may be […]
As I have mentioned in past blog posts, one of my favorite pass times is looking up old quotes, and of course, finding new ones. It’s so amazing to me how someone else’s own thoughts, own words, and own feelings can so closely resemble my own. The most fascinating part of this phenomenon is that […]
More often than not, many of us get caught up in the idea of happiness as a destination. But, in reality, it’s the whole experience and journey of life that is happiness. Viewing happiness as a destination is like chasing waterfalls; you’re never going to obtain it; because happiness isn’t a place… it’s a state of […]
One of the most common pieces of advice that you will hear from others is to make sure you do things for yourself. Put yourself first. Make yourself your “number one priority”. Because, if you do not take the best care of yourself, how can you properly aid others? For instance, if you have a […]
Sometimes really horrible things can happen to us; and, although it is normal and okay to be upset about these occurrences, there are ways to move forward from them. The greatest aspect of imploring these methods, is that over time they can become extremely beneficial for your everyday life. Allow me to expand on this theory… So, […]
I read an interesting blog the other day, Our Lives Are Measured in Love, Not Numbers, by Katie Jenson. This blogger focused on the concept of living your life through numbers. And no, I don’t mean this in the sense of becoming a mathematician or math teacher; I mean it in the sense of quantifying every […]
