“Society nowadays tells people that their happiness is all that matters but happiness is never found if it costs someone else’s theirs. That is not what happiness is, nor would such a person deserve it, because happiness is forged by the setting aside of self and in doing for others to make them happy first … Continue reading tarry a while (ii)
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“I wish I could show you, when you are lonely or in darkness, the astonishing light of your own being.” —Hafiz “The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.” ― Molière “Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. … Continue reading can YOU handle failure?
“You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.” ― Albert Camus “For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson “Folks are usually about as happy as they … Continue reading are YOU within or without?
“Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind.” — Henry James “Don’t walk in front of me; I may not follow. Don’t walk behind me; I may not lead. Just walk beside me and be my friend.” – Albert … Continue reading meant to walk alone?
Being your true self is herculean. There are many factors that will be against your achieving this. Pressure from many points like family, culture, community, friends etc. will try to hinder your true self coming out, but it behooves on you to overcome all these barriers in order to be yourself. The discussion of the … Continue reading are YOU the YOU in YOU?
Every one is a painter. We paint the image of ourself that we have in our mind. Some do "photoshop" the image they project while many others struggle to show the true and real picture of themselves. Can you ever be true to yourself? If you can, then YOU will develop a positive self concept … Continue reading photoshop or real YOU?
Balancing Your Relationship After developing your listening skills and becoming efficient in how YOU listen to others, you will begin to have relationships with others. Your life journey depends greatly on how these relationships turn out. Are YOU dominating the relationships or are YOU being dominated? Your answer to this last question will determine the … Continue reading are YOU balanced?
You can be open, too open, secretive or uncaring about telling people about yourself. However, it is only if people know you that you can have a fruitful relationship. Human beings tend to fear hermits or those who are intensely taciturn. Each of the pane JOHARI discussed could be opened by the individual too wide … Continue reading a little breath or a draught?
JOURNEY. We make them everyday. It is part of our life but only the most courageous who will embark on any journey without preparation. Same with life journey. You need to prepare or you will fail since those who fail to plan, do plan to fail. Now that YOU have been able to think through … Continue reading packing a box for YOUR life journey.
LIFE. Life is about steps. steps stretched between birth and death. The death that starts from the first day of birth and ends in the last step to beyond. As YOU take those steps taking you to the end, you may not really understand yourself unless YOU take that first step to your inner being. … Continue reading self discovery JOURNEY.
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