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Lori Deschene Quote on How Worrying Is A Waste of Precious Time

    “If you worry and nothing’s wrong, you’ve wasted precious time over nothing. If you worry and something is wrong, you’ve still wasted precious time.”

    Lori Deschene, Tiny Buddha

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    What higher purpose does worrying serve? Let’s assume for a few moments that since we all do it so much that it serves some sort of higher purpose—otherwise, why would we continue doing it so damn much? Worrying is sort of like concerned thinking. When you break those two components down—thinking and concern—they both certainly can be argued as serving us in beneficial ways. So where’s the issue? Let’s dive a little deeper.

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    Sarah Lewis Quote on How A ‘Near Win’ Could Be Better Than ‘The Win’

      “To reach an audacious goal, we sometimes benefit from having it lie just beyond our grasp.”

      Sarah Lewis, The Rise

      Beyond the Quote (130/365)

      Think about a time when you won – by a lot.  What was going through your mind?

      • “Who’s ready to celebrate?!”
      • “What are we having for dinner?”
      • “All of my hard work has finally paid off.”

      Think also about a time when you lost – by a lot.  What was going through your mind after that?

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        “the thing about having

        an alcoholic parent

        is an alcoholic parent

        does not exist

        simply

        an alcoholic

        who could not stay sober

        long enough to raise their kids”

        Rupi Kaur, Milk and Honey (Page 39)

          “you tell me to quiet down cause

          my opinions make me less beautiful

          but i was not made with a fire in my belly

          so i could be put out

          i was not made with a lightness on my tongue

          so i could be easy to swallow

          i was made heavy

          half blade and half silk

          difficult to forget and not easy

          for the mind to follow”

          Rupi Kaur, Milk and Honey (Page 30)

            “there is no bigger illusion in the world

            than the idea that a woman will

            bring dishonor into a home

            if she tries to keep her heart

            and her body safe”

            Rupi Kaur, Milk and Honey (Page 24)

            Jill Churchill Quote on Focusing Less on Perfection and More on Doing Good

              “There is no way to be a perfect mother, and a million ways to be a good one.”

              Jill Churchill

              Beyond the Quote (128/365)

              There’s too much pressure on being perfect. Mostly, pressure that we put on ourselves. We want to look perfect—not only in our eyes, but in the eyes of others. We want to act perfectly—to never make a mistake or do something that we might otherwise regret. We want to feel that perfection of inner balance and inner peace—to never lose ourselves emotionally or show any kind of weakness. The problem with this kind of perfection seeking behavior is in how it hinders us more than it helps us.

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              Susan David Quote on Having Emotional Agility and Staying Balanced in the Face of Complexity

                “How we deal with our inner world drives everything. Every aspect of how we love, how we live, how we parent and how we lead. The conventional view of emotions as good or bad, positive or negative, is rigid. And rigidity in the face of complexity is toxic. We need greater levels of emotional agility for true resilience and thriving.”

                Susan David, Ph.D, Mindful

                Beyond the Quote (127/365)

                As a result of people being in quarantine because of COVID-19, there have been two conversations that have been happening at large. One group has been pushing for productivity. The idea is to use all of this extra time to do more of that you felt you never had time to do before. Start that blog; write that book; lose that weight; create that website; become that person. The other group has been pushing for conscientious recovery. The idea is that this global pandemic has radically affected all of our lives and has redefined “normal.” We need to be taking this time to mindfully cope with all of new unknowns and pay close attention to our mental health during this global crisis. Both of these schools of thought should be carefully considered by everybody.

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                Miyamoto Musashi Quote on Making The Warrior Walk Your Everyday Walk and Living With Balance

                  “One must make the warrior walk his everyday walk.”

                  Miyamoto Musashi

                  Beyond the Quote (126/365)

                  One concept that gets focused on intensely in Martial Arts training is balance. Having good physical balance is important, of course, as you need to be able to kick, punch, and block without falling down or getting tripped up in poor technique. But, balance runs much deeper than just the obvious ability to execute moves without falling. In order to perform optimally in self-defense situations and, more importantly, in life situations as a Martial Artist, we need to be balanced physically, mentally, and emotionally.

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                  Tony Robbins Quote on Seeing Frustration As A Positive Sign—Not The Opposite

                    “Frustration is a very positive sign. It means that the solution to your problem is within range, but what you’re currently doing isn’t working, and you need to change your approach in order to achieve your goal.”

                    Tony Robbins, Awaken the Giant Within

                    Beyond the Quote (125/365)

                    Frustration is the feeling you get when you try, try again; yet fail, fail again. And what do most people do when faced with ‘fail, fail again?‘ Quit. They stop trying to do whatever it was that they were failing at and move on to something else—something that they can succeed at again. Something that is most likely back inside of their comfort zone and well within their range of already proven skills, knowledge, and understanding. Why? Because succeeding feels good and failing feels bad. But, the price of giving in to frustration is steep.

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                    Paulo Coelho Quote on How People Only Hear What They Want To Hear (and Why I Disagree)

                      “Don’t waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear.”

                      Paulo Coelho

                      Beyond the Quote (124/365)

                      I disagree. I stumbled upon this quote on Instagram and I can see why people would share it and agree with it from a superficial standpoint, but I feel that there’s something deeply wrong about it that needs to be discussed. If you never took the time to explain, how would anybody ever be influenced to change their mind? Certainly people change their minds. And in my estimation, it’s ONLY through conversation and explanation that it ever happens: conversations you have with other people, conversations you listen to between other people, and conversations that you read from other people. It’s through this constant exchange of ideas—these explanations—that we only ever advance our thoughts forward. How else could we possibly do that?

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                      Yoda Quote on Facing Your Fears

                        Yoda Quote on Facing Your Fears

                        “Named must your fear be before banish it you can.”

                        Yoda

                        Beyond the Quote (123/365)

                        Many times we don’t even realize that we’re living in fear. When we find our comforts, we get comfortable living with them. It’s instinctual. It’s natural. It’s how we’re wired and what we’re drawn to. We’re living in a sort-of primal state of constant pleasure seeking and pain avoidance. Why wouldn’t that be the case? Who actually would want to seek out fear? Confront fear? Work to overcome fear? It’s scary! It’s uncomfortable! There’s so much resistance! You’d have to have a really good reason to do any of that.

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