It’s difficult to accept what we dislike about our lives. We may not be where we want to be, stuck in jobs we don’t like anymore, tolerating relationships that aren’t working or living in a place we’d rather not be. We wish we were somewhere other than where we are. Or, something happened to us, […]
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Accepting a New Life
“Nothing brings down walls as surely as acceptance.” ~Deepak Chopra By Alexander Gunn I stood at the Eva Air Bangkok check in desk at Heathrow airport thinking, “what have I done.” My two young children were fighting around my legs while my wife argued with the check in woman about the vegetarian meals. The day […]
8 Ways to Improve Your Time Management Skills
Guest Post by Ramya Raju Effectively managing time is an important aspect of a person’s skill set for achieving both personal and professional success. Typically, time management is the process of planning and balancing responsibilities and the tasks of the day. It helps people to prioritize and ensures that all the activities that are highly […]
20 Hope Quotes to Lift Your Spirits
“Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies,” said Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) in a letter to his friend Red (Morgan Freeman) in the uplifting movie The Shawshank Redemption. He was talking about how hope keeps us going in the most difficult of times, carrying us through […]
10 Ways to Create a More Extraordinary Life
“The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.” ~Jimmy Johnson At times it’s good to take an objective look at our lives. Are we doing what we really want? Do we feel alive and inspired? Are we happy? Self-reflective questions like these and our thoughtful answers help us to lead more joyful, purposeful […]
Words Mean So Much
You must speak straight so that your words may go as sunlight into our hearts. ~Cochise (“like Ironweed”) Chisicahau Chief Did someone ever say something to you that stuck with you years later? Words have the power to raise us up to the highest peak and take us down to the lowest valley. Maybe you’ve […]