Nobody is going to rescue you from yourself
Your thoughts and feelings are in your hands. Even when everything else falls apart, those remain yours to control. This isn't always easy, of course. It takes time, effort, and patience. You're the o...
14 Maalis 202229s
You decide what to do with your shortcomings
Much, arguably all, of the pressure we feel is self-imposed. The pressure others try to apply to us only matters if we let it. How you feel about your failures, mistakes, and flaws is your choice. You...
11 Maalis 202236s
Your reactions make you miserable
We each emotionally handle our problems differently. Some of us freak out when we get the wrong creamer in our coffee. Others of us calmly face daily water shortages, famine, death, or disease. Proble...
10 Maalis 202230s
What good is wishing without doing?
Wishing often serves only as glorified rumination, dwelling, or worrying. When wishing turns into doing, however, it can be quite helpful. If you wish things were different, do something about it. Whe...
9 Maalis 202232s
Whose life are you living?
We often let others' expectations dictate what we do from day to day. When we do this, we live out not our own lives, but someone else's. We end up squandering the only life we can truly live - our ow...
8 Maalis 202235s
Learning what works often involves first learning what doesn't
It can be frustrating when our efforts don't bring the results we'd expected. We might even feel called to quit or give up. Often, that's the right decision. Quitting, however, guarantees we'll never ...
7 Maalis 202232s
What could you do with some space?
Down time is something many of us never seek out. We might find it uncomfortable, forcing us to be alone with only ourselves and our thoughts. Yet, that down time lets us create space. We can use that...
4 Maalis 202235s
Aim for improvement
It's natural to compare ourselves to, and compete with, others. Yet, for some of us, if we're not the best, we feel like failures. The truth is, there'll probably always be somebody better than you. Y...
3 Maalis 202235s
