Wisdom 2

Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?” ~ Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

Each day the earth rotates once. We wake up. We fall asleep. We age. The cycle repeats. The window of consciousness that opens in this cycle is your chance to change something. It’s your ownly chance

Everyone has a dream. You see them in the gardens as you walk past the houses. In the manicured lawns and customised house numbers. Dreams of how they want their lives to look, to smell, to sound. A perfect figure. Money. To be noticed. To be respected. To be the richest and if not the richest, maybe just the smartest. But these are superficial dreams. Make your dream a dream of a healthier, happier world. A dream we can all share.

Slow down. The days will pass quickly. And so will the years. Don’t rush through them. Don’t swipe through a million videos a day on social media. Experience the moments slowly. Get rid of the destractions that steal your life.

Here’s the thing about life that no one tells you: Being intelligent or good looking isn’t as great as you might think. Those things on their own are almost useless. They can even make your life worse. I know that seems strange. What matters much more are the willpower to work hard and live healthily when your hormones are driving you to do the opposite; the courage, composure and integrity to cooperate with the people around you; and the persaverance and consistency to keep working at something important every day for years. These things will carry you further than intelligence and good looks. And if you think I’m wrong just take a look at any number of famous people. Kylie Jenner was the ugly duckling in the family. And she’s not exactly solving quantum physics problems. But it didn’t matter. She’s one of the most successful women in the world. She didn’t have the brains or the looks, but she didn’t need them. She was calm and composed, she bought good looks, she saw how other young women make money, she did the same but better. She didn’t do anything revolutionary. She just worked well with others and stuck at it. On the other hand look at Btittney Spears. She seemed to have it all. And she was incredibly successful. But she lacked one thing — the calm composure. And she broke down. She couldn’t handle the pressure. And she lost it. You can do this with any number of people with great potential: Edison vs Tesla, Beyonce vs Amy Winehouse, Brad Pitt vs River Phoenix. These examples show us that intelligence and good looks are not as important as composure, hard work and persaverance.

I was in darkness, but I took three steps and found myself in paradise. The first step was a good thought, the second, a good word; and the third, a good deed.” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche

Remember, sometimes people aren’t really interested in what’s right or wrong or best, they just want to win the argument. They’ll put you down, insult you, try to make you look stupid. Don’t waste your energy on that kind of negativity. Step away. Save your energy for good, positive things.

Try your best to do the right thing in everything you do. You won’t always succeed. Sometimes people will disagree with you. Sometimes you’ll make mistakes. We all do. The important thing is you’re trying your best. You can fall asleep each night knowing you’re doing the best you can. Listen when people critisize you. Take their advice. But you never need to feel bad about the way you behave if you’re always trying your best.

Your biggest problem today could be the biggest gift you’ve ever received because it may contain the lesson that will make you successful. If you stop looking for who’s to blame and you start looking for the lesson from your problem sometimes it can transform your life ~ Brian Tracy

ask yourself, what do you want most in your life? Now, take one big step toward getting it today. No excuses. What you do today determines your life. Because your life is a series of days in which you either choose what you want now, or what you want most

Time spent outdoors reduces cortisol, restores attention, and increases vitality.” ~ Dr. Qing Li, PhD in Forest Medicine

Gratitude is not just a nice idea. It’s a neurological reset button. Practicing it regularly rewires your brain toward optimism and resilience.” ~ Dr. Robert Emmons, PhD in Psychology

The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.” ~ Oscar Wilde

Dont give up. don’t be down when life is hard. The hardship will make you tougher. It will make you a better person. All you have to do is keep going. Never give up

I remember when I used to be a boxer. And we used to train for hours. And at the end of the session I’d sip some water from a fountain. And it was like an indescribable elixir. There was nothing that could compare to that water. If people could experience that feeling, they would think differently about gratitude

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself but to your estimate of it—and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.” ~ Marcus Aurelius

Stillness is what aims the archer’s arrow. It inspires new ideas. It sharpens perspective. It is the key to being better at everything.

~ Ryan Holiday

We all want to matter. The quickest path to that is to make someone else feel that they do. Contribution creates fulfillment.” ~ Dr. Martin Seligman, PhD in Psychology

Dont give up. don’t be down when life is hard. The hardship will make you tougher. It will make you a better person. All you have to do is keep going. Never give up

In The Art of Possibility (2000), Rosamund Stone Zander wrote:

You can light up someone’s path with a single sentence of belief. Most people have no idea how bright their words could be. ~ Rosamund Stone Zander

Life Lesson:

You never know who’s silently hanging by a thread. You never know who’s questioning their worth or waiting for a sign. A single sentence—You can do this, I believe in you, You matter—can lift someone out of fear and into belief. don’t wait to help the people around you

Encouragement isn’t just kindness—it’s a kind of quiet power. And the more you give it, the more the world transforms around you. Be the one who notices. Be the one who speaks. Be the reason someone keeps going.

You can light up someone’s path with a single sentence of belief. Most people have no idea how bright their words could be.

~ Rosamund Stone Zander

you might not know this but you have the power to change the world. There are countless stories of history’s most successful people who say it all began when one person believed in them and encouraged them. We all have the power to be that person to the people around us. Imagine a world where we all encourage and help eachother. We each have that power. It’s the power to change the world. We just do t know it.

5 minutes can change your life.

No one gets to the end of their life and thinks “I wish I had spent more time watching TV or scrolling through videos on my phone”. You know this is true. Now you just need to act on this truth

They say though that we do more to avoid pain than we do to gain pleasure. So it is when the pain becomes too much that we finally find the courage to make changes.

Bronnie Ware, The Top Five Regrets of the Dying

Life doesn’t owe us anything. We only owe ourselves, to make the most of the life we are living, of the time we have left, and to live in gratitude.” ~ Bronnie Ware

remember, every single decision you make today and every day is determining the person you’re becoming. Try to remember this as you go through each day

remember, when people argue, they care more about being right than what’s really best. Detach yourself from the instinct to win the arguement so you can focus instead on what really matters — what’s best

There will always be rocks in the road ahead of us. They will be stumbling blocks or stepping stones; it all depends on how you use them.” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche

Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task” ~ William James

Comparison is the thief of joy. Contribution is the path to it.” ~ Angela Duckworth, PhD in Psychology

Responsibility is the price of freedom.” ~ Edith Eger, PhD in Clinical Psychology

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” ~ Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, PhD in Psychology

People often regret not what they did—but what they didn’t say, try, or become. Don’t let fear write your story.” ~ Dr. Irvin D. Yalom, PhD in Psychiatry

If your calendar is full but your heart is empty, you’re not busy—you’re lost. Clear space to do what nourishes you, not just what others demand.” ~ Dr. Martha Beck, PhD in Sociology

You can’t meet everyone’s expectations—and trying will only drain your life of its purpose. Live by your values, not by applause.” ~ Dr. Stephen Covey

Every time you speak the truth with compassion instead of silence or cruelty, you become a bridge between honesty and hope—and you make the world a better place.

How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” ~Annie Dillard

“I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.” ~ Bronnie Ware

Begin challenging your assumptions. Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won’t come in. ~ Alan Alda

Speak the truth but not to punish. Use words that inspire confidence, joy, and hope. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

every time you choose to do the right thing you you set an example for everyone around you and you make the world a better place

People don’t just want to exist—they want to feel alive. That feeling comes when you do things that matter, feel deeply, take risks, and live with your whole heart. Aliveness isn’t found in comfort—it’s found in motion, meaning, and moments that make you feel everything.

Don’t confuse being nice with being kind. Niceness avoids discomfort. Kindness faces truth, speaks honestly, and does what’s right, not just what’s easy.” ~ Dr. Harriet Lerner, PhD in Clinical Psychology

“A meaningful life is not found. It is created—moment by moment, in the way you listen, the way you serve, and the way you choose to care.” ~ Dr. Emily Esfahani Smith, PhD in Positive Psychology

Every time you act with kindness in a world that rewards indifference, you become a part of a secret group of heroes trying to create paradise —and

Never value anything as profitable to yourself which shall compel you to break your word, to lose your self-respect, to hate any man, to suspect, to curse, to act the hypocrite, to desire anything that needs walls or curtains. ~ Marcus Aurelius

What you do today determines the person you become. Some people choose what they want now. Some choose what they want most. It’s up to you to decide what you want to be, with your actions, not your hopes

The most important thing in life is to figure out what matters most to you and to focus your attention and energy on it

Who begins too much accomplishes little. | German Proverb

Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow ~ Swedish Proverb

Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you. | Spanish Proverb

Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, small wisdom. | Chinese Proverb

Somebody once said that in looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. And if you don’t have the first, the other two will kill you. You think about it; it’s true. If you hire somebody without integrity, you really want them to be dumb and lazy.” ~ Warren Buffett

when you know you’re trying your best to become a better person and make the world a better place you can walk with your head held high and feel good about life

never begrudge hard work. If you’re being paid, be grateful. If the work is very difficult and taking you a long time, be grateful that you’re being paid to learn. Hard work is an opportunity to prove yourself: your abilities and your attitude. Never waste it by complaining

if you ever find yourself saying nasty things about people—whether they’re people who vote differently to you or people you don’t like—just remember, it’s only your life that’s suffering because of your negativity, not theirs

today you might bump in to inconsiderate, rude, seemingly bad people. One thing I can tell you: telling them they’re bad people, or being mean back to them isn’t going to help anyone. It won’t make them more considerate or less rude. The only way to combat bad is with good

If the world seems miserable or angry to you, remember this: you are one component of the world. If you react to an angry world by being angry, you’re just another angry person. If you want to change things there’s one place you know you can make a difference: yourself

if something matters, even if it’s small, write a plan for it. Even if it’s just a page of bullet points it will help you do things right

life is way too precious to spend it watching videos on your phone or your tv

Letting go of judgment frees you to focus on your own growth instead of others’ flaws.

You can’t always control what happens—but you can always choose how to respond.

You can’t change the past or control the future, but you can give this moment your full attention

Optimism is a form of courage. It keeps you moving forward even when things feel tough.

Every great achievement began with someone who decided they would carry on even when it seemed too difficult

Every day offers a lesson—if you’re willing to listen. Lifelong learning keeps your mind young and your spirit growing.

The best way to raise good humans is to be one. Kids won’t remember your advice—they’ll remember your example.” ~ Dr. Daniel J. Siegel, PhD in Psychiatry

What most people call discipline is often just remembering what matters most. If your life feels scattered, start with your values, not your calendar.” ~ Stephen Covey

The problem is not that life is short. It’s that we wait too long to begin truly living. The tragedy is not death—it’s unlived days.”

~ Dr. Irvin D. Yalom, PhD in Psychiatry

Be cautious of the urge to explain away someone’s pain. Most people don’t want advice—they want someone who will sit with them in the dark.”

~ Dr. Kristin Neff, PhD in Educational Psychology

If your outer life looks perfect but your inner life is in chaos, you’re not succeeding—you’re just performing. Go inward before you go outward.”

~ Dr. Martha Beck, PhD in Sociology

Stop trying to fix everything at once. Start by fixing one habit that doesn’t align with your values. Small integrity creates large momentum.”

~ Dr. BJ Fogg, PhD in Behavior Design

you don’t have to agree with people who vote differently to you, but you do need to listen because if you don’t you’re burying your head in the sand and making divisions grow

We don’t have to agree to connect. We just have to be willing to listen without needing to win. Curiosity builds bridges that certainty cannot.”

~ Dr. Tania Israel, PhD in Counseling Psychology

If you want to live a good life, ask one question each day: ‘Did I use today to become more of who I want to be, or did I trade it for distraction?’”

~ Dr. Stephen Covey

The opposite of depression is not happiness—it’s purpose. When you feel your life is meaningful, even pain becomes bearable, and joy becomes deeper.”

~ Dr. Viktor Frankl, PhD in Neurology and Psychiatry

Every time you give your full attention to someone who feels invisible, you restore their sense of worth—and you make the world a better place.


Doing nothing is still a decision—with consequences.

life will give you a series of difficulties . You get to choose whether you see them as challenges to overcome or problems to moan about. The choices you make determine the person you become

most dreams don’t die—they get slowly buried under distractions and excuses.

Deep down most people already know what truly matters to them. The hard part is behaving like it’s true


No one else will protect your priorities. That job falls to you alone

You don’t rewarded for what you intended to do. Only what you did.

Not choosing is still a choice. And it still shapes your life. Don’t let someone else decide how your life is going to be. Only you should decide that



What you focus on is what your life becomes. Even when you’re not aware of it.



You are always becoming something. The thousands of tiny decisions you make everyday determine what it is. Choose wisely





The difference between who you are and who you could be is what you choose to focus on shapes today.






Your perspective you choose for each situation can transform obstacles into opportunities. Shift your view, and the path changes.



You become what you repeat—what you think, say, and let slide. Your life is shaped by quiet patterns more than big moments.

every day you’re given choices. What you choose to focus on shapes your reality. Choose wisely

Authenticity is magnetic. When you live your truth, you invite others to do the same.”

in life you’ll experience many setbacks and many difficulties. Try not to focus on them. Focus your energy on what you can change. Think of Stephen Hawking. All of his greatest scientintific breakthroughs came after he was told he would die in 5 years and in that time he’d gradually lose every it of physical movement and then he’d die. Don’t let the horrors life throws at you make you cower into a corner. Focus on what you can change

what you wear doesn’t matter, how you do you hair doesn’t matter. It’s what’s inside that counts. And it always was. To those who matters this is true and to everyone else

it’s a strange thing to think that every moment of your life, including this one, will soon be a vague memory at most. Make these moments worth remembering

give every last bit of your energy and your time and your attention to the people and the animals you love. Don’t save anything for a rainy day. You only get so many chances

If you’re young l, there’s one thing I can guarantee: if you spend time learning now, one day will come when you’ll wish you had

don’t worry about what other people think, just do what you believe is right

It’s written in the starlight
And every line in your palm
We’re fools to make war
On our brothers in arms

Life has given you a challenge. You get to choose what’s more important: is it your dreams, or your comfort? Is it making the world a better place, or is it having an easy life? Most people choose comfort. And their lives are forgotten. They chose the easy road. A tiny percentage choose to make a differerence. It’s harder, but it’s more rewarding. It’s your choice. And the choice you make determines the person you become. And it determines the world we share. This is the challenge that life has given us all.

confidence grows with each night that you go to bed and you can say I did everything I said I would do today

Apologizing doesn’t always mean you’re wrong. It means you value your relationship more than your ego.”

~Mark Matthews

You cannot travel back in time and fix your mistakes, but you can learn from them and forgive yourself.”

~Melody Beattie

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Every time you play it safe a version of you dissappears. A brighter, wider life fades.
What you practice daily becomes your character. You’re always becoming someone—make sure the habits you repeat are building someone you respect. ~ Dr. Angela Duckworth, PhD in Psychology
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Anxiety does not mean you are broken. It often means you are deeply attuned to the world’s pain, and haven’t yet learned how to channel that sensitivity into purpose.” ~ Dr. Susan David, PhD in Psychology
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Whenever you find yourself about to say something bad about someone, stop and ask yourself, would you say it to their face? And if the answer is no, think of a more constructive or honorable way to express what you had in mind.

be kind to the people who seem least kind. They’re the ones that need the most help. And just maybe, if those people are shown the kindness they’ve never been shown they’ll begin to change. And so will the world.

Everything you believe is irrelevant. Why? There are thousands of criminals who believe they’re good people. Many of them will say they’re devoutly religious. And on the same day they’ll steel or con or hurt someone. You might think that’s unusual because they’re bad people. But almost everyone . What you think you believe is irrelevant. Only your behavior can reveal your true beliefs. Disregard all your beliefs and those that anyone tells you. Realize deeply that what you truly believe is revealed only in your behaviour. Your behavior is your only honesty.

when an average person has a spare $500 a month they buy a flash car so they can feel superior to the people around them. When a wise person has a spare $500 a month they invest it in something worthwhile because feeling superior isn’t important to them.

If someone critisizes you, take a few minutes and ask yourself with total honesty, how would you feel if someone behaved the way you did when you were critisized? To be a good person, means listening and evaluating yourself with honesty

When you make and keep a promise—even a small one—you become a little stronger. And the world becomes a little more stable. ~ Stephen R. Covey

Each time you follow through on your word, you prove to yourself who you are. That’s how confidence grows. ~ James Clear

People of character don’t just do the right thing—they do it consistently, especially when no one is watching. That’s how trust is built.” ~ Henry Cloud

if you must suffer today to make your dreams come true, suffer today.

When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’” ~ Fred Rogers

When you say you’ll do something and follow through, you prove that your values mean more than convenience.

Every time you include someone who feels left out, whether in conversation, plans, or laughter, you remind them they belong—and you make their world a bit brighter. The more we do this, the brighter the world becomes.

Joy is not what happens when life is easy. Joy is what emerges when your life aligns with your values—even when it’s hard. That kind of joy sustains, because it’s rooted in truth.” ~ Dr. Angela Duckworth, PhD in Psychology

A person’s behavior makes sense if you know the story behind it. Instead of judgment, try curiosity. Instead of control, try connection. That’s where real change begins.”

~ Dr. Brené Brown, PhD in Social Work

Don’t underestimate the quiet power of living with integrity. It may not make headlines, but it builds trust, earns respect, and changes the culture around you one choice at a time.” ~ Dr. Angela Duckworth, PhD in Psychology

You have every right to say no without having to explain yourself. Be at peace with your boundaries.” ~ Elizabeth Gilbert

When you say ‘yes’ to others, make sure you are not saying ‘no’ to yourself.” ~Paulo Coelho

It’s ok to say no to people. You’re allowed to protect your time, your energy and your life for the things that matter most

Daily reading is a form of meditation. It gives you time away from the noise to slow down, concentrate, and connect with something deeper.

Every time you pause to help someone who’s struggling, even in a small way, you show that compassion still exists—and you make the world a little bit brighter.

Judging others is easy because it distracts us from the responsibility of judging ourselves” ~ Charles Glassman

Ego is about who’s right. Truth is about what’s right” ~ Mike Maples Jr.

The moment you stop caring what people think is the moment you start being yourself”

Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect for others guides our manners” ~ Laurence Sterne

he who has a why can bear any how

Much of the stress that people feel doesn’t come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they started” ~ David Allen

I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do… let me do it now” ~ William Penn

Rudeness is the weak man’s imitation of strength” ~ Eric Hoffer

He who every morning plans the transactions of the day and follows that plan carries a thread that will guide him through a labyrinth of the busiest life” ~ Victor Hugo

The moment you stop trying to perform your worth and start embodying your values is the moment your life begins to belong to you—not to culture, not to approval, not to fear.” ~ Dr. Martha Beck, PhD in Sociology

Real freedom is not doing whatever we want—it is having the discipline to choose what is meaningful over what is easy, what is lasting over what is loud, and what is right over what is liked.” ~ Dr. Viktor E. Frankl, PhD in Psychiatry and Neurology

The goal is not to be fearless, but to do the next right thing even when you’re afraid. Courage is made in moments, not declarations—and it’s rarely comfortable, but always worth it.” ~ Dr. Susan David, PhD in Psychology

You will never regret being kind. You may regret being silent. You may regret holding back love. But kindness, even when unnoticed, lives on in the people it touches, often longer than you’ll ever know.” ~ Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen, MD, PhD (Honorary)

The soul is not strengthened by success. It is deepened by difficulty. That’s where your values are tested, your purpose is refined, and your love for others becomes real instead of theoretical.” ~ Dr. Parker J. Palmer, PhD in Sociology

You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. That decision—the refusal to let hardship steal your dignity—is one of the most powerful acts of freedom available to anyone.” ~ Maya Angelou

The central tenet of the Slow philosophy is taking the time to do things properly, and thereby enjoy them more.” ~Carl Honoré

Be the kind of person who makes others feel seen, heard, and loved—with nothing expected in return.”

You can always give something, even if it is only kindness.” ~Anne Frank

You’ll be surprised how many problems unravel after a 20-minute walk outside. ~ James Clear

Choosing an easy life is the best way to guarantee you’ll end up with a hard life.

Do three things every day for a happy life:
1. Name 5-10 things you’re grateful for
2. Name 3-5 things you’ll never give up on
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If you really care about the future of your country, read every day. A country is only great if its people are great. The more intelligent the people, the more prosperous the country. And prosperity means positive change. Change starts when each of us takes personal responsibility for the future of the world.

The mind is everything. What you think you become” ~ Buddha