Post Written By Eugene Morgan “The struggle you’re in today is developing the strength you need for tomorrow. Don’t give up.” — Robert Tew We all have experienced going through a struggle. When we are in the mist of a struggle we see no end in sight. We see no end in sight because our attention […]
Month: January 2015
A True Measure
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “A true measure of your worth includes all the benefits others have gained from your success.”— Cullen Hightower If we were hanging around successful people, if we like it or not, will be influenced directly or indirectly by them. Success begets success. It is nice to see that we can […]
Be What You Are
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “Be what you are. This is the first step toward becoming better than you are.”— Julius Charles Hare It is okay to admire someone. Admiration is really about seeing the same qualities in us of someone else. It’s only a concern when we feel a need to be more like […]
We Do or Fail To Do
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “Do not give your attention to what others do or fail to do; give it to what you do or fail to do.”— Dhammapada When we give our attention to what others do or fail to do, we neglect to focus our attention on what we do or fail to […]
Discover New Oceans
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.”— Andre Gide For us to move forward, we must let go of old ideas. It does take courage to risk stepping into new territory. It is natural to respond with some trepidation when we’re […]
Another Chance To Change
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “Every new day is another chance to change your life.”— Unknown When we look back in regret of our past, we are not giving ourselves another chance to change our life. We make ourselves feel powerless when we think we can change our past. The good news is that it […]
The Smallest Deeds
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention.”— John Burroughs It is so easy to say that we want to do great things in our lives. It is also easy to feel overwhelmed with anxiety to expect to do great things but only to be left with great intentions. […]
Remake Ourselves
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “Our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world as being able to remake ourselves.”— Mahatma Gandhi If we continuously allow ourselves to be affected by unpleasant events that we can’t control, then it is time for an internal change. Clearly, this is not to imply that […]
Going Beyond Our Limitations
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.”— Albert Einstein This quote above demonstrates that acceptance can be very powerful, instead of thinking that we’re the only ones with a limitation or limitations. Everyone we know has limitations especially the ones that we look up to. When we hide […]
Persistence And Opportunities
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Persistence brings us closer to achieving our goals. It will be difficult at times but it will get easier too. We need persistence the most is when we’re first starting out. There are opportunities when we are persistent. Opportunities are there to express our best self to others and ourselves. […]
Better To Do Something
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing flawlessly.”— Robert H. Schuller One of our biggest fears is to take the first step to do something because we think it should be done flawlessly the first time. We can still achieve our goals without being perfect. We need to […]
It’s About The Story
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “Maybe it’s not about the happy ending. Maybe it’s about the story.”— Unknown Everyday we’re writing our own story of our lives. We’re the authors of our lives. We can make our own decisions that will affect us in the long run. If we don’t know our story, then we’re […]
Self-Discovery Through Obstacles
Post Written By Eugene Morgan We don’t have to give up on our dreams when things aren’t working well at the moment. Set backs are only temporary. Obstacles are there to not discourage us but to challenge us to stay with it. Obstacles are telling us that if we want something bad enough we have […]
The Way We Treat
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “Life treats you the way you treat you.”— Laura Frederickson Life treats us the way we treat ourselves because we first learn this from life or specifically from modeling another person. Most of our unconscious learnings come from our conscious learnings. Although it is difficult to treat another with respect, […]
Limitations and Potentials
Post Written By Eugene Morgan We all have experienced our limitations but somehow we got around them when we wanted to pursue our dreams. We realized that we had to let go of some biases for us to move beyond our limitations. We don’t deny what was limiting to us. And, we don’t accept the fact […]
Relationship and Communications
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Communication is the hallmark of building a relationship. When there is break down of communications, there is really no relationship. Communication is exchanging ideas, thoughts and feelings to one another. Listening is the most important part of communication. Listening is not about waiting our turn to speak. Instead, listening is […]
Flexibility is Creativity
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Where there is creativity, there is flexibility. In other words, we must be flexible to create creativity. It is all right to allow our minds to wonder and brainstorm about things. Brainstorming allows us to imagine things without restrictions. Kids do this all the time. We were once kids. So […]
Our Feelings, Our Emotions, Our Thoughts
Post Written By Eugene Morgan When it comes to emotions patience is required of us. Sometimes it is hard to control how we feel about things. Feelings tell us what we’re thinking at the moment. It is easy to compartmentalized our thoughts from what we feel. It is not easy to trace what thoughts […]
Life Is Too Short
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “Life is too short to waste time waiting for other people’s approval on how you live it.”— Steve Maraboli If we spend our time worrying about what other people think, we will never do what interests us. Yes we have relationships with others, but we also have a relationship with […]
The Right Use Of Knowledge
Post Written By Eugene Morgan ‘Wisdom is the right use of knowledge.’— Charles H. Spurgeon Although acquiring knowledge is a good start to understanding wisdom, we won’t get a true understanding until we apply our knowledge to everyday life. The right use of knowledge comes with experience and understanding. Experience and understanding is the hallmark of […]