Author: chris
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The five-minute moments
“It’s in the moments of decision, when you’re not sure what to do, that your future is being determined. Don’t ignore those moments. Don’t fear them. Remember your values. Remember your dreams. It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt
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Most of what worries you won’t matter
Try to focus your time and energy on the things that make a difference, and let go of the things you can’t control. I would tell my younger self to worry less about what others think, and more about what feels true.” ~ Helen Mirren
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The mess you will one day miss
Dear parents, next time you trip over a toy and get annoyed about the mess just remember this: ~
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The problem with comparison
I complained because I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet.” ~ Irish saying
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The thing that keeps calling you
If you want to know your purpose, pay attention to what stays with you — the ideas you can’t forget, the things you return to even when they’re difficult, the work that refuses to let you go. That’s your soul speaking.” ~ Joseph Campbell
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Stay focused
Stay focused. This is the simplest advice you will ever hear. And the hardest advice you will ever follow. ~
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You become what you feed your mind
Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.” ~ Benjamin Disraeli
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The greatness hidden in ordinary things
Whatever you are, be a good one.” ~ Abraham Lincoln
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The lost art of listening
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. Have you noticed something about people today? They seem to have lost their ability to listen. They’ll about and scream in the streets aboit things they think are wrong. But if anyone tries to talk to them…
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The things nobody sees you carrying
“People cry, not because they are weak. It is because they’ve been strong for too long.” ~ Johnny Depp
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The most expensive thing you will ever waste
“It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it.” ~ Seneca
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The year will arrive anyway
Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.” ~ Earl Nightingale
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Discomfort
Discomfort has a funny way of elongating time. That’s why I recommend it. When you’re comfortable, the days vanish. And so do the years. When you’re in some kind of pain or discomfort, the seconds stretch out to eternity. Somehow time gives you more space. Run through the pain in your lungs. Embrace the quiet…
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The person who keeps going wins
“It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” ~ Albert Einstein
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The decisions that quietly shape your life
Never make a decision from a state of fatigue, panic, or external pressure. Step away, find silence, and allow clarity to surface before you commit to something.” ~ Katharine Hepburn
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The clue you’ve been ignoring
If you want to know your purpose, pay attention to what stays with you — the ideas you can’t forget, the things you return to even when they’re difficult, the work that refuses to let you go. That’s your soul speaking.” ~ Joseph Campbell
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The deal nobody tells you about
“The truth is, life is hard, but it’s also beautiful. You don’t get one without the other, and the lesson is to hold them both — to let the beauty soften the struggle, and let the struggle deepen your appreciation of the beauty.” ~ Gregory Peck
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The life only you can live
Always be completely honest with yourself about what you want. That’s incredibly important. Don’t live according to what you think other people want of you. Do what moves you. Even if it makes no sense to anyone else.” ~ Anthony Hopkins
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There are only so many tomorrows
Somebody should tell us, right at the start of our lives, that we are dying. Then we might live life to the limit, every minute of every day. Do it, I say. Whatever you want to do, do it now. There are only so many tomorrows.” ~ Michael Landon
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What matters most is to focus on what matters most
Everyone’s time is limited. What matters most is to focus on what matters most.” ~Roy Bennett
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The tragedy of the unlived life
“In the end, if I could give you one bit of advice, it would be to find what you love and do it as well as you can. Pursue your dream… and even if you never catch it, you’ll enjoy the chase.” ~ Michael Caine
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Be careful what you normalize.
Normalized exhaustion becomes your life. Normalized junk food becomes your body. Normalized distraction becomes your attention span. Normalized negativity becomes your mindset. Normalized not calling people becomes loneliness. Most lives are not destroyed dramatically. They drift. Quietly. Repeatedly. One small habit at a time. The good news is that life improves the same way. A…
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I saw something recently that I cannot stop thinking about.
A father was pushing his young daughter on a swing. Nothing unusual. You have seen it a thousand times. Back and forth. Back and forth. The little girl was laughing. The father was smiling. Then it hit me. The father knew something the little girl did not. He knew this moment was temporary. He knew…
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Don’t let life slip by unnoticed
There is a day in your future when somebody will say your name for the last time. Not dramatically. Not in a movie scene. Just casually. In conversation. A memory. A photograph. A story that begins with: “I knew them.” Strange thing to think about. But important. Human beings live as though life is happening…
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These are the most important things to remember in life
These are the most important things to remember in life. Never forget these things. The years move much faster than you think. One day you are young and imagining your future. The next you are wondering where part of it went. Do not assume you have endless time. Nobody does. The people you love are…
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The real reason to dream big
“A goal is not always meant to be reached; it often serves simply as something to aim at. … The value of a big goal is not just in the achievement, but in the person you are forced to become to reach it.” ~ Bruce Lee
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The slow death of drift
“I have discovered that the real tragedy is not failure, but living without direction. A person with a clear purpose can endure almost anything. A person without one is defeated by almost everything.” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche
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The life that was supposed to be yours
“Always be completely honest with yourself about what you want. That’s incredibly important. Don’t live according to what you think other people want of you. Do what moves you. Even if it makes no sense to anyone else.” ~ Anthony Hopkins
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The rush that steals your life
We live as though there aren’t enough hours in the day but if we do each thing calmly and carefully we will get it done quicker and with much less stress.” ~ Viggo Mortenson
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The burden most people choose to carry
“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” ~ Ralph Waldo…