“War is not exceptional; peace is. Worry is not exceptional; trust is. Decay is not exceptional; restoration is. Anger is not exceptional; gratitude is. Selfishness is not exceptional; sacrifice is. Defensiveness is not exceptional; love is. And judgmentalism is not exceptional . . . But grace is.”
― Unoffendable: How Just One Change Can Make All of Life Better
― Unoffendable: How Just One Change Can Make All of Life Better
“Fear is the only thing in the world that gets smaller as you run towards it.” - Tiamo de Vettori”
― The Art of Extraordinary Confidence: Your Ultimate Path To Love, Wealth, and Freedom
― The Art of Extraordinary Confidence: Your Ultimate Path To Love, Wealth, and Freedom
“It’s a disgrace in this life when the soul surrenders first while the body refuses to.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 6.29”
― The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
― The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
“Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile.”
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“Too many options can make a tyrant out of any of us, so we should get rid of the excess in our lives that keep us from being more of ourselves. When we decrease the options that don’t feed us, we eventually, almost accidentally, have more options in front of us that do.”
― Greenlights
― Greenlights
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