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With whom are you competing?
Who are you really competing with in life? The only person you should be competing with is the one you were yesterday! The most common limiting belief that I encounter in others is the belief that they’re not as good as others. The way I encounter this within myself is when I question whether I’m…
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Where is your humanity?
Taking pride in the colour of your skin or ethnicity distracts you from your humanity. Our humanness, our gentleness, our inclination towards kindness – these are all part of our natural state. We lose it when our need to be associated with significance or superiority distracts us from this, and replaces it with the fear…
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Dignity is yours to claim
There is no shortage of examples of dignity in war zones, poverty or drought stricken areas, or in the midst of heinous terrorist attacks. Notice how some people, when faced with soul-destroying realities, are still dignified in how they rise above it? If you wait for your aggressor or abuser to treat you with dignity…
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Own your dream
When you find yourself putting your dreams on hold because you’re waiting for others to confirm that it’s a feasible project, or that you’re capable of achieving it, know that it’s not a dream. It’s simply a wish. Dreams can either be an indulgence of escapism, or it can be a seed of passion. Most…
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The enemy of mindfulness
We find ourselves in a state of duress, or stress, when we lose sight of what we can influence, whi fee helpless in the face of everything that we think is out of our control. Whenever we’re faced with a problem, we either focus on mitigating the impact of the problem on us, or we…
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Escaping addiction
It’s not drugs that steal our children from us. Like us, they also need to feel significant. Taking drugs is not just a bad habit. It’s a means to escape what we don’t want to deal with in the world around us. Is it a bad decision? Absolutely. Because escaping something never resolves it, it…
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When sincerity is tested
Like the old saying goes, talk is cheap, and actions speak louder than words. It’s easy to say the right thing, especially when times are good and what we’re committing to is convenient. However, when our commitments pull us between what we want for ourselves versus what we committed to doing for someone else, that’s…
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Don’t trade your virtues for vices
Don’t withhold the beauty of your spirit just because there is no one around to appreciate it. Be who you are, and let others be who they choose to be. The expectation of being treated the way we treat others is what causes much bitterness and anger. It’s not worth it. Give without the expectation…
