From Worrier to Warrior!
IN SHORT: Worriers dwell on future failure, whilst warriors get busy now to build future success.
“Anxiety is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.”
[Arthur Somers Roche, 19/20th-century US author]“Worry is like a rocking chair – it gives you something to do but doesn’t get you anywhere.”
[Anon]“The warrior’s approach is to say ‘Yes’ to life.”
[Joseph Campbell, 20th-century US author, teacher & philosopher]
(1041 words, approx 6-9 mins to read.)
Anxiety is one of those things we all experience from time to time – it’s natural as it’s one of the methods our unconscious or intuitive self uses to get us to pay attention to the future. However, it’s supposed to be a very temporary condition that passes when we decide what to do and then take action.
Get Active..!
IN SHORT: Take an active role in living your life – it’s the only way it can be the way you want it to be!
“Who finds hidden treasure?
Some of those who seek it,
And none of those who don’t.”
[Anon]“The difference between great people and everyone else is that great people create their lives actively, while everyone else is created by their lives, passively waiting to see where life takes them next. The difference between the two is the difference between living fully and just existing.”
[Michael Gerber, US author]
[1064 words, estimated reading time 6-9 mins]
Viva la Evolution (Part 2) – New Year Evolution..!
IN SHORT: Instead of trying to make revolutionary resolutions for the coming year, make evolutionary resolutions – New Year Evolutions..!
(~870 words, approx 5-7 mins to read)
Where were we…? Oh yes, EVOLUTION, REVOLUTION…
Oh, before we go any further, I want to introduce you to ‘gloop’..! Read More »
Viva la Evolution..! (Part 1)
IN SHORT: When it comes to living, we have only three choices: Evolution, Revolution or Stagnation.
(~760 words, approx 4-6 mins to read)
The world we live in today is not the same world as it was yesterday, and it will have changed again by this time tomorrow too. Read More »
The Blame Game – Pt 2
IN SHORT: Let others play the blame game and wallow in the mess while we move forward.
“A man can get discouraged many times but he is not a failure until he begins to blame somebody else and stops trying.”
[John Burroughs, 19/20th-century US essayist & conservationist]“Better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.”
[Chinese proverb]
(~923 words, approx 5-8 mins to read)
Last time we talked about how we play ‘the blame game’ as a way pushing responsibility or the need for action away from us and onto others when there are problems. Read More »
The Blame Game – Pt 1
IN SHORT: There are no winners when we play the Blame Game. If you want to win, you need to stop playing!
“The world is passing through troublous times. The young people of today think of nothing but themselves. They have no reverence for parents or old age. They are impatient of all restraint. They talk as if they knew everything, and what passes for wisdom with us is foolishness with them. As for the girls, they are forward, immodest and unladylike in speech, behaviour and dress.”
[Commonly attributed to Peter the Hermit,
11/12th-century French priest & pilgrim]
“It’s all the parents fault – decent parents wouldn’t raise their kids to do that sort of thing!”
“I say it’s down to the government. If there weren’t so many cuts being made, there would be jobs for them.”
“The blame lies squarely on their own shoulders. They could’ve chosen not to, but instead they joined in. They have no-one to blame but themselves.”