Persistence A river cuts through rock, not because of its power, but because of its persistence. – A Daoist Saying.
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Tag: Mindfulness
Orwell on Truth
Orwell on Truth You probably have seen this quote before, but it is worth repeating and worth discussing. “The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it.” – George Orwell This quote […]
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Focusing on the Wrong Problem
Focusing on the Wrong Problem “Because we focused on the snake, we missed the scorpion.” How true is this? How often do we end up focusing on the wrong problem. Or maybe not the wrong problem but focusing so much […]
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Melancholy
Melancholy There is melancholy and then there is a melancholy filled with an awareness and appreciation of the vast complexity and expansiveness of reality.
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Epicurus on Happiness
Epicurus on Happiness “We must, therefore, pursue the things that make for happiness, seeing that when happiness is present, we have everything; but when it is absent, we do everything to possess it.” – Epicurus Epicurus is one of the […]
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You Have No Right To be Bored
Seriously, you have no right to be bored. If you feel bored, the fault is yours. Sorry, but it’s true. Stop whining and start living.
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Eyes Are Useless When the Mind is Blind
Eyes Are Useless When the Mind is Blind – Unknown
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Intelligence
Intelligence is not thinking you know everything without questioning, but questioning everything you think you know. This is not the same as skepticism. It is not questioning that knowledge is possible, it is question whether I have knowledge. As Descartes […]
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