“Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.” – Thomas Carlyle Over a year ago, I worked with all I have got to make another man rich. I remember working 10-12 hours a day, 5-6 days […]
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“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” – Anais Nin I remember the first time I saw the Houston skyline. I was
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“Fitness is not about being better than someone else. It’s about being better than you used to be.” Most of you know by now that exercise is good for you. What most people fail to understand is just
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“You have bipolar disorder.” The words spoken by the psychiatrist hung in the air and echoed around my head. I was 22, severely depressed and agitated, and had just been assessed by my psychiatrist for the first time.
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“We can each define ambition and progress for our selves. The goal is to work toward a world where expectations are not set by stereotypes that hold us back, but by our personal passion, talents and interests.” –
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“If you want to find happiness, find gratitude” – Steve Maraboli I used to think that happiness was something that happened after I got the things that I wanted. Happiness, to me, was the “end goal”. Whatever I
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I was in a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous tonight; a woman spoke up. Her name will remain anonymous, but she shared something very deep. Sometimes at meetings related to recovery you hear someone really going through the thick
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“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” – Gandhi I was about to board a plane, and I was terrified. Not because I was afraid of flying — because I
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“To find real peace you have to let the armour fall.” – Jim Carrey This is a different kind of story; it’s about my decision to workout less. Before I get to why, I’ll go back to how I
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Spring has sprung, are you ready to tackle your spring cleaning? I thought I could skip it this year as I had just moved across the ocean from Taiwan to San Francisco with a total of four suitcases,
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“Everything you want is on the other side of fear.” – Jack Canfield I sit on the edge of the sturdy rubber boat, staring at the rare spectacular blue emanating from beneath the water. I wonder about hidden
