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Truth

Truth is not what you want it to be; it is what it is. And you must bend to its power or live a lie.

- Miyamoto Musashi Read more

 

Inside-out

Our opinion of the world is often an expression of our character. Read more

 

Arthur Brooks

"First, we should concentrate each day on the happiness portfolio: faith, family, community, and earned success through work. Teach it to those around you, and fight against the barriers to these things. Second, resist the worldly formula of misery, which is to use people and love things. Instead, remember your core values and live by the true formula: Love people and use things. Third, celebrate the free enterprise system, which creates abundance for the most people—especially the poor. Read more

 

Relationships

It is more noble to give yourself completely to one individual than to labor diligently for the salvation of the masses.

- Dag Hammarskjold Read more

 

Angry vs. Loving People

Angry people want you to see how powerful they are.

Loving people want you to see how powerful you are.

- Chief Red Eagle Read more

 

Fulfillment vs. Success

Being fulfilled is far more important than being successful because success is measured by others who carry values that may be different from ours, while fulfillment is something we feel deep within. Read more

 

Personal Responsibility

The practice of self-responsibility begins with the recognition that I am ultimately responsible for my own existence; that no one else is here to serve me, take care of me, or fill my needs; I am the owner of no one's life but my own. This means that I am willing to generate the causes of the effects I want. It also means that if I need the cooperation of others in the pursuit of my goals, I must provide them with reasons meaningful in terms of their own interests and needs; my wants per se are not a claim on anyone.

- Nathaniel Branden Read more

 

When you're not sure

When you're not sure which of two choices to make, flip a coin. Heads = choice 1, tails = choice 2. While the coin is in the air, you'll likely realize which of the two choices you're hoping for. Read more

 

To love someone

To love someone means to see them as God intended them.

- Dostoevsky Read more

 

Parenting

If you want to have a more pleasant, cooperative teenager, be a more understanding, empathic, consistent, loving parent.

- Dr. Stephen Covey Read more

 

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