First Blog Post
September 27, 2025
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men, true nobility is being superior to your former self. -Lao Tzu
The ideal is in thyself; the impediment, too, is in thyself. —Thomas Carlyle
Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood. —Marie Curie
The wisest mind has something yet to learn. -George Santayana
Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other. —John F. Kennedy
One can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself –Leonardo da Vinci
Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within our control, and some things are not.” -Epictetus
Truth is not what you want it to be; it is what it is, and you must bend to its power or live a lie. ~Miyamoto Musashi (Book of Five Rings)
As for poverty, no one need be ashamed to admit it. The real shame is in not taking practical measures to escape from it. -Pericles
Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear. -George Addair
To bear trials with a calm mind robs misfortune of its strength and burden. -Seneca
Why do you hesitate or second-guess yourself when you know perfectly well what ought to be done? -Marcus Aurelius
What we don’t need in the midst of struggle is shame for being HUMAN. – Brene Brown
Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present. -Marcus Aurelius
If you want to obtain perfect calmness you should not be bothered by the various images you find in your mind. Let them come, and let them go. Then they will be under control. –Shunryu Suzuki
Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present. -Marcus Aurelius
We suffer more in imagination than in reality. –Seneca
Live life as if everything is rigged in your favor. -Rumi
If you want a rainbow, you have to deal with the rain. —Augustus
The way out of our cage is to accept absolutely everything about ourselves and our lives. – Tara Brach
Don’t chase after your thoughts as a shadow follows its object. Find joy and peace in this very moment. -Thich Nhat Hanh
True change happens within, not without. -Eckhart Tolle
Let go or be dragged. -Anonymous
Mindfulness needs to be kindled and nurtured, protected from the winds of a busy life or a restless and tormented mind, just as a small flame need to be sheltered from strong gusts of air. -Jon Kabat-Zinn
The energies of mindfulness, concentration and insight can liberate us from our anxiety and worries. We let go of the past and the future, and come in touch with the wonders of the present. -Thich Nhat Hanh
In today’s rush, we all think too much — seek too much — want too much — and forget about the joy of just being. -Eckhart Tolle
We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize. -Thich Nhat Hanh
If we examine ourselves every day with mindfulness and mental alertness, checking our thoughts, motivations, and their manifestations in external behavior, a possibility for change and self-improvement can open within us. -The Dalai Lama
Mindfulness is about being fully awake in our lives. It is about perceiving the exquisite vividness of each moment. -Jon Kabat-Zinn
At any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it. Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything – anger, anxiety, or possessions – we cannot be free. -Thich Nhat Hanh
Where there is an open mind there will always be a frontier. -Charles Kettering
He suffers more than necessary, who suffers before it is necessary. – Seneca
The whole future lies in uncertainty: live immediately. -Seneca
An open mind leaves a chance for someone to drop a worthwhile thought in. -Mark Twain
It doesn’t require many words to speak the truth. -Chief Joseph Next Perce
Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit. -Napoleon Hill
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. –Nelson Mandela
Seek the wisdom that will untie your knot. Seek the path that demands your whole being. -Rumi
Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision. –Winston S. Churchill
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear-not absence of fear. –Mark Twain
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all. –Dale Carnegie
Don’t wait. The time will never be just right. -Napoleon Hill.
It’s not what happens to, but how you react to that matters. -Epictetus
When you wake up in the morning, tell yourself: The people I deal with today will be meddling, ungrateful, arrogant, dishonest, jealous and surly… None of them can hurt me. Don’t waste the rest of your time here worrying about other people… It will keep you from doing anything useful. Why do you complain rather than act? -Marcus Aurelius
Character is the architect of achievements. -Mark Twain
A full belly is little worth where the mind is starved. – Mark Twain
Broken by it I too may be; bow to it I never will.
– Abraham Lincoln
We should always be asking ourselves: ‘Is this something that is, or is not, in my control?’ -Epictetus
Longevity has two components. The first is how long you live, your chronological lifespan, but the second and equally important part is how well you live—the quality of your years (healthspan). – Peter Attia, MD
Do the thing you fear and the death of fear is certain. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nobody is superior, nobody is inferior,
but nobody is equal either.
People are simply unique, incomparable.
You are you, I am I.-Osho
If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable. -Seneca
Don’t complain about thevsnow on your neighbors roof, when your own doorstep in unclean. -Confucius
A great man shows his greatness by the way he treats little men. -Thomas Carlyle
We all must suffer one of two pains; the pain of discipline or the pain of regret -Jim Rohn
Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner. -Lao Tzu
Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
The first duty of a man is to think for himself -Jose Marti
Common sense is not so common. -Voltaire
Never discourage anyone who makes progress, no matter how slow. -Plato
We learn from history that we do not learn from history. -Georg Regel
I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become. -Carl Jung
Change itself is neutral. It becomes negative or positive based on how we view it and, more importantly, what we do with it. -Brad Stulberg
Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be Kind. Always. -Robin Williams
Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate. – Bruce Lee
No amount of anxiety makes any difference to anything that is going to happen. -Alan Watts
Nobody is superior, nobody is inferior, but nobody is equal either. People are simply unique, incomparable. You are you, I am I. – Osho
Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving. -Albert Einstein
A fit body, a calm mind, a house full of love. These things cannot be bought – they must be earned. -Naval Ravikant
A river cuts through rock, not because of its power, but because of its persistence. – Miyamoto Musashi
The most difficult thing is life is to know yourself. -Thales
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. -Theodore Roosevelt
Don’t dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer. -Denis Waitley
There is no great genius without some touch of madness. -Aristotle