. ‘Everyone has a ‘risk muscle.’ You keep it in shape by trying new things. If you don’t, it atrophies. Make a point of using it at least once a day.’ Roger Von Oech . We are often so comfortable in routine, we forget there are other ways to live. Make a point to … More With Courage

  . ‘He that is discontented in one place will seldom be content in another.’ Aesop . People spend a lot of time chasing after things. We run in circles trying hard to obtain something all the time. Fortune, fame, success, relationships, new cars, whatever. Often we do not fully understand the objects of our … More Finding Contentment

  . “When things go wrong, don’t go with them.” Elvis Presley . In our lives, things will go wrong and there is usually nothing we can do to stop it but what we can do is control our actions after. We have the power to choose how we want to react to a situation. … More Seeing The Opportunities

  .. ”We cannot think of being acceptable to others until we have first proven acceptable to ourselves.” Malcolm X. . Self confidence refers to assuredness in our own worth, abilities and power, regardless of the situation we are in. Someone who is self confident has a strong sense of belief and certainty in themselves. … More Your Value

. “Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.” Marcus Aurelius . Our circumstances can certainly make life unhappy. But a part, often a big part of unhappiness, comes from our own thinking, behaviour and habits. Our most destructive daily habits that can create … More Too Precious To Waste

. “Life isn’t all grand, but it isn’t all miserable either. There’s both sweet and sour in every day. So why focus on the ugly when you can gaze at what’s beautiful? Concentrate on the good.” Richelle E. Goodrich . So often we find ourselves looking at our lives with regret . Yet rather than … More Seeing The Good Things

  . ”It’s not about being the best. It’s about being better than you were yesterday.’‘ . We can spend days, weeks, or even months over-analyzing a situation; trying to put the pieces together, justifying what could have, would have happened… or we can move on. . With motivation, a positive attitude, with a willingness … More A New Week

  . “The heart has its reasons which reason knows not.” Blaise Pascal His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of the Tibet, was speaking at a Well Being conference when someone from the audience asked him why he did not fight back against the Chinese. He simply smiled and said, “Well, war … More Matters Of The Heart

  . “Tears shed for another person are not a sign of weakness. They are a sign of a pure heart.” José N. Harris . Who at time as not felt rejected, unloved, helpless and not quite good enough? Who has not cried at the unfairness in our lives? Who has not had to come … More Bittersweet Tears

  . “There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.” Ernest Hemingway We all do it or have done it at some point in our lives: we compare ourselves to others and gauge where we are based on what we observe. . If this … More A Better Version Of Yourself