“What a vicious circle we can put ourselves in: we have come to accept the notion of "fix me first," when part of the essential fixing we all need is to be compassionately involved with others.”
― It's a Meaningful Life: It Just Takes Practice
― It's a Meaningful Life: It Just Takes Practice
“I cannot do all the good that the world needs. But the world needs all the good that I can do.”
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“Don't get me wrong; devoting time outside of work to serving others is a great idea. Recent research suggests that people who do so — by volunteering in their communities, for example — have better health and wellbeing, and perform better at work. Having a clear purpose beyond paid work also has a buffering effect. If your entire identity is wound up in a job that could go away, your wellbeing is in constant jeopardy.”
― Life's Great Question: Discover How You Contribute To The World
― Life's Great Question: Discover How You Contribute To The World
“What are you good for, if your life doesn't make a single trace of contribution in the alleviation of people's misery!”
― Hurricane Humans: Give me accountability, I'll give you peace
― Hurricane Humans: Give me accountability, I'll give you peace
“A growing body of evidence suggests that the single greatest driver of both achievement and well-being is understanding how your daily efforts enhance the life of others…the defining of a meaningful life are ‘connecting and contributing to something beyond the self'.”
― Life's Great Question: Discover How You Contribute To The World
― Life's Great Question: Discover How You Contribute To The World
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