Tag: inspiration

I don’t believe we can always choose happiness, but I believe we can always move towards it.  Instead of despair, we can move towards anger.  Instead of anger, we can move towards irritation.  Instead of irritation, we can move towards boredom.  Instead of boredom, we can move towards satisfaction. By choosing the direction of it—by…

Opportunity arises and slips away, threatening to eat at my peace of mind. The opportunity to appreciate the present moment, however, is always there.  And when I fully abide in this abundant freedom, it allows other opportunities to line up with ease. Get Kor’Thank here:  Kor’Thank:  Barbarian Valley Girl.  Get Echo Vol. 1 on Kindle…

The ability to continually navigate nuance and derive simple, practical solutions from it is not just smart, but arguably heroic. Get Kor’Thank here:  Kor’Thank:  Barbarian Valley Girl.  Get Echo Vol. 1 on Kindle here:  Vol. 1 on Kindle.  Vol. 2 on Kindle here:  Vol.2 on Kindle  Vol. 3 on Kindle here:  Vol. 3 on Kindle  Vol.4 on Kindle…

Sometimes, our beliefs trap us in a perceptual prison.  While we may logically understand that something is possible, our belief in that possibility is far too small to tap our subconscious capacity. But the good news is we can alter those beliefs by consistently thinking in the direction we want.  This is a slow, gradual…

Often, a price is implicit in the hero’s journey.  A popular assumption is that someone pays for their reward with suffering and toil.  But I’ve met plenty of folks who are naturally talented or naturally lucky; they don’t grind themselves down to achieve greatness. Maybe the sacrifice isn’t in suffering and toil.  Maybe the sacrifice…

Until recently, I tried to bend life to my rigid expectations.  But one day, tired and exhausted, I decided to focus on nothing of consequence—things that I didn’t care about, that had no causal relationship to any of my goals.  To my utter surprise, a feeling of well-being arose from my apathy.  Perhaps it’s coincidence,…

It seems to be the case that our beliefs shape the data that filters into our mind and become our reality.  So maybe awareness isn’t simply a matter of examining the data, but examining our beliefs and trying to make sure they’re helping us along and not holding us back. Get Kor’Thank here:  Kor’Thank:  Barbarian…

In my mind, “taking what I can get” usually means I’m setting aside my ego and accepting a piecemeal advantage which I can eventually leverage into a future goal. Sometimes, it means holding firm and refusing an offer, because the refusal either opens me up to a better opportunity, or I receive more in a…

If youth is a mindset that facilitates flexibility, growth, and the ability to revel in new adventures and new challenges, then old age is an attachment to fear, comfort, and a faulty assumption that one has accounted for every possibility and concluded it is better to never take a risk or consider an outlandish idea.…

For me, emotional intelligence is about intuiting the fastest possible route toward a positive mindset (which translates to a positive perspective, which psychologically primes me to look for opportunities and advantages). Sometimes, this means deliberately choosing a positive thought.  But if I try to jump the gun and become too positive too fast (if it…