All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me . . . You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing […]
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“Whenever you see a successful person, you only see the public glories, never the private sacrifices to reach them.” – Vaibhav Shah Embarking on the path to success in life can sometimes feel like navigating a vast, uncharted
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Find out who you are and do it on purpose. -Dolly Parton Embarking on a journey from self-neglect to self-respect taught me the critical importance of setting boundaries. It was a transformative process that not only helped me
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We all know that making personal changes can be tough. Even when we know that those changes will lead to greater success with our health, relationships, and careers, we still resist. One reason for failure may have to
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If you had to pick just two words, two little words, that would empower you to change your life, what would they be? Mine would be“I can”. You’ve probably heard various personal development experts, life coaches, or self-appointed
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This is our perfection: to find out our imperfections. – St. Augustine (as paraphrased by Sr. Joan Chittister) I was born a perfectionist. One of my earliest memories of my perfectionism was the habit of making my bed every morning as
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Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present. – Jim Rohn I couldn’t even walk to the bathroom. I had managed to stand up and step out of the
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Alice: Would you tell me please which way I ought to go from here? Cat: That depends a good deal on where you want to get to. Alice: I don’t know. Cat: Then it doesn’t matter which way
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Be somebody… But when you aspire to “be somebody,” is that somebody you? What’s wrong with the way you are now or the way you were before today? What is so frightening about being nobody? If nobody is
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When my daughter was seven years old, she asked me one day what I did at work. I told her I worked at the college – my job was to teach people how to draw. She stared at
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May we find solace in art. – Esmé Weijun Wang The ceilings sweep high above with natural light cascading downwards to meet us. Indistinct murmurs float from deep within. To escape the frenzy and find solitude, I leap
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