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No man is an island of itself. Each is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. —John Donne— Our problem seems so singular; we often feel alone with our struggles. And it’s true that each of us must come to our own terms with whatever situations face us. But no struggle facing […]
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Every human being has, like Socrates, an attendant spirit; and wise are they who obey its signals. —Lydia M. Child— At no instant are we honestly at a loss about what steps to take, what decision to make. Each of us is both guarded and guided by an inner voice that we occasionally tune in […]
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Every physician almost hath his favorite disease. —Henry Fielding— We wouldn’t go to a dentist for corns or bunions, just as we wouldn’t go looking for fresh fruit at a hardware store. By and large, we know where to go for what we want. Why is it, then, that we persist in asking something from […]
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Nobody can hurt you but yourself. Every experience you have makes you all the more fit for life. —“Box-Car Bertha”— We commonly say,”she hurt me,” or “I’m afraid of hurting him.” Yet no one can hurt us without our cooperation. Other people’s actions don’t affect us unless we choose to let them; and no words […]
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Woe to him that is alone when he falleth, for he hath not another to help him up. —Ecclesiastes— If we are stepping through this life, indifferent to those around us and thus separate from our fellow human beings, it is by conscious choice. It may be hard to reach out to someone close, but […]
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Imagination has always had powers of resurrection that no science can match. —Ingrid Bengis— Imagining the successful completion of a goal increases the likelihood of its attainment. Whether we imagine our success in an athletic event, college program, or preparing a meal, the image formulates a mind-set that’s conductive to the goals completion. Seeing ourselves […]
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We have our brush and colors—paint Paradise and in we go. —Nikos Kazantzakis— We find in our experiences and in our daily reveries just what we anticipate. If we greet the day wearing a smile, confident that we are needed and able to make a contribution, We’ll discover that the day holds great promise. What […]
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With nothing to do but expect the hour of setting off, the afternoon was long… —Jane Austen— The most important single determinant of how we feel at any given time is our attitude. If we live in the moment, use the moment to the full, we will never be bored and seldom depressed. The surest […]
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I was taught that the way of progress is neither swift nor easy. —Marie Curie— Some of our goals are easily attained. Others demand stamina and resourcefulness. And still others require a commitment of long standing, a willingness to postpone gratification, but most of all, an acceptance of possible failure. We can never be certain […]
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My mission on earth is to fill the void—inside and outside of me—and fill it. —Rabbi Menahem— Emptiness often haunts us. The alienation we feel that accompanies us to work, to parties, even among friends, is letting us know that we need to nurture our inner-selves. Within in each of us lives the small child […]