Posts tagged with “wisdom”

How to Keep Going When Doubts and Fears are Holding You Back
“If you hear a voice within you say you cannot paint, then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced.” ~Vincent Van Gogh
I donāt think there is anything more liberating.
At least nothing Iāve experienced at this point in my life.
Iām sure itās happened to some of you. Probably more times than you can count.
The freedom Iām alluding to here is the moment when you do something that a part of your mind didnāt believe was possible.
Interestingly, the word ecstasy comes from the Greek ekastis, meaning āto step outside of oneself.ā
And when …

50 People Share What They’re Grateful to Do Every Day
At night, when you think about how you spent your day, how often do you focus on all the things you had to do?
I worked. I ran errands. I went to the gym. I made dinner.
And when you tell someone about this kind of day, how often do you do it with a less-than-enthused tone?
I suspect this is the norm for many of us, at least during the workweek.
Commitments, to work and family, can engulf our lives and seem like chores, not choices and chances.
I distinctly remember one day, years ago, when my day felt …

How Getting Dumped Before My Wedding Made Me a Better Person
āThe root of suffering is attachment.ā ~The Buddha
Getting dumped a few weeks before my wedding was the most painful experience of my life to date, but how I came through it is the single proudest moment of my life.
When I met with his mother four years after the breakup, she said sheād felt so guilty over these past few years. āI loved you like a daughter, and heās my sonāI never want any of my children to feel that pain.ā
I told her I was glad it happened, not for the fact that the breakup needed to …

13 Insights About Relationships That Could Save You A Lot of Pain
“It’s amazing how quickly someone can become a stranger; it’s even more amazing how quickly someone can become a treasured friend.” ~Unknown
The past six months have been unbelievably difficult for me.
My ānormalā life turned upside down and inside out, as my beautiful daughter continues to fight a complex pain condition, which took us all by surprise one bright and sunny Monday afternoon. And literally, in a single heartbeat, just like that, instead of a regular routine day of school, work and afternoon activities, our time was consumed with juggling doctors, hospitals, tests, and specialistsāall of us fully devoted …

Lifeās Too Short to Be Too Busy: How to Make the Most of Your Time
āSlow down. Calm down. Donāt worry. Donāt hurry. Trust the process.ā ~Alexandra Stoddard
Ā Heard in the offices across America…
āIām so busy and have no time!ā
āHow is it almost 2019 already?!ā
āIāll sleep when Iām dead…ā
Weāre so focused on the next deadline, getting the next promotion, having the approval of our managers and peers alike that we push, push, push all the time.
Oh, how I can relate! I worked in corporate America commuting into NYC (two hours each way!) as the VP of marketing at a major media company. And I worked… a lot.
When I …

Acknowledging That Weāre Not Okay is the Only Way to Make Things Better
āYour pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your own understanding.ā ~Khalil Gibran
There was a time in my life where I felt like everything needed to seem okay.
I had trouble achieving emotional closeness in my relationships, I was unsatisfied in my career, and I struggled with at times severe anxiety and depression. But I was always āokay,ā and actually went great lengths to hide any sign that I wasnāt.
I kept myself busy to avoid seeming ālameā by having nothing to do, or perhaps to avoid the feelings that would come up if I had …