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  How To Think Long Term To Overcome Short Term Setbacks

  Hidden Lessons “Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson It’s easier to obsess over setbacks than to play the long game in life. After all, obstacles are real while the future is promised to no one. Disappointments have a way of overpowering us, however, they are just one aspect …

  February 19, 2017 • Foundational Writings • Views: 5137

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  My Life’s Greatest Lessons

  “When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.” – Cherokee Expression Knowing there are no mistakes removes the burden from having to strive to make things happen. You learn to let go of frustration, disappointment, anger and anxiety to …

  April 10, 2016 • Foundational Writings • Views: 5902

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  How To Recognise The Voice Of The Ego

  Awakening The Authentic Self “It is the nature of the ego to take, and the nature of the spirit to share.” — Proverb Being mindful of the ego’s control could be the single factor that leads to our salvation. Many people are asleep to the vice-like grip the ego has and fall victim to it …

  January 10, 2016 • Foundational Writings • Views: 7516

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  Is The Pursuit of Happiness An Elusive Goal?

  The Pursuit of Happiness “When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.” — Helen Keller The American author and poet Henry David Thoreau once said: “Happiness is like a butterfly; the more …

  August 25, 2014 • Foundational Writings • Views: 5500

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  5 Ways To Help You Form Successful Habits

  “The difference between an amateur and a professional is in their habits. An amateur has amateur habits. A professional has professional habits. We can never free ourselves from habit. But we can replace bad habits with good ones.” – Steven Pressfield You’ve decided to create a new habit to curtail your recent indulgence for over-eating. …

  July 6, 2014 • Foundational Writings • Views: 7635

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  Is The Unexamined Life Worth Living?

  The Search for Meaning “The unexamined life is not worth living.”—Socrates Consider whether your past choices are programmed or devoid of conscious intent? As time goes by, we may pause to reflect how such choices were made, realising we have not been present at all. Socrates, the Greek philosopher and founder of Western Philosophy coined …

  June 30, 2014 • Foundational Writings • Views: 8727

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