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Living (and loving) Life
“Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.“
-–Eleanor Roosevelt
I’ve heard it said that wisdom isn’t something you’re born with, but something you accumulate over a lifetime of taking lessons from the mistakes all of us humans will inevitably make.
Yes, it’s true that we all make mistakes, but the prudent among us try to learn from them so they never make those same mistakes again. [Read more…]
Living (and loving) Life
“Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn.”
–John Maxwell
It’s a simple fact of life that we humans sometimes fail at the things we attempt. After all, no one is perfect.
Some of the wealthiest people on the planet went bankrupt (some of them more than once) before they ultimately achieved their incredible success.
On the flip-side, some of the happiest people I have ever known had to go through some pretty dark times before they found the happiness they so badly longed for.
Here are a couple of examples: [Read more…]
Living (and loving) Life
We humans are blessed with a truly amazing gift: The ability to learn.
From the moment we’re born into this world we begin learning.
And once the process of learning begins, it doesn’t stop for a very long time.
Living (and loving) Life
If you’re still working you’re probably looking forward to the day when you can retire to a well-earned life of leisure.
And if so, you’re certainly not alone.
After all, it’s human nature to want to be able to live life completely on our own terms after decades spent helping someone else get rich.
But unfortunately, there’s a cold, hard truth about retirement: It makes a lot of people miserable.
There are several reasons why: [Read more…]
Living (and loving) Life
“The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.”
-–Benjamin Franklin
Have you ever known someone who always seemed to be longing for happiness, but they never quite seemed to find it?
That seems to be a common thread among a large percentage of the world’s population.
But it doesn’t have to be that way…