Post Written By Eugene Morgan “The greatest meditation is a mind that lets go.” ~ Atisha We can’t sleep when we have an active mind. While lying in bed wide awake, we think about what we haven’t done that we forgot to take care of. If we’re thinking about something at work and we’re at […]
Eugene Morgan
Eugene Morgan has been posting each day of the week (Monday through Friday) brief messages to encourage to inspire, to invoke, and to humor others to get through their week . He's been a blogger since 2009 and now an author.
Having New Eyes
Post Written By Eugene Morgan The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. ~ Marcel Proust Perception is very powerful. Our perception of an event is really about us. It’s about the reaction we get when we perceived an event differently than the next person. That’s interesting […]
We Can’t Do Everything, So Pick One
Post Written By Eugene Morgan We can’t do everything well, but we can at least do one thing well. Once we find the skill we can do, let us do it well. We can be grateful we can do it well, because others will call upon us for help. If we do the skill long […]
What You’re Going to Do Isn’t Enough
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Some of us who procrastinate focus too much on what we’re going to do instead of actually doing it. When we focus on what we’re going to do, we’re wasting brainpower on useless thinking. Instead of thinking about what we’re going to do, we can actually used that time to […]
The More You Put in, The More You Get
Post Written By Eugene Morgan The more we put in, the more we get something out of it. So if we’re not putting in the effort, then we won’t have a feeling of satisfaction. So what are the benefits of putting more into our goals? We have an opportunity to learn something about the subject. […]
When Hard Work Rewards
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant. ~ Robert Louis Stevenson Working hard is not an easy thing to do but it is the most rewarding thing. It is the most rewarding thing because of the amount of time, effort and focus […]
“If It Were Easy Everyone Would Be Doing It”
Post Written By Eugene Morgan If we really want to make a major change in our lives, we have to put in the effort. Our effort makes things move. Effort requires that we push ourselves beyond the call of duty. Not that many people are willing to make that kind of sacrifice. Effort requires time. […]
When We Make Mountains Out Of Molehills
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Sometimes we make things bigger than what they really are. When we make things bigger, we overreact instead of looking at the situation objectively. We’re responding to our inflated opinions about the event instead of stepping back and asking ourselves how can we remedy the situation. Becoming proactive is helpful […]
We See Things Through Self
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Learning about self can be a sacred spiritual experience. Most religions based their teachings about self and how we should live our lives. Psychology is the study about behaviors, thinking and feelings of the self. Psychiatrist focuses on mental disorders about the self. Science studies and gathers information about the […]
Victim or Victor
Post Written By Eugene Morgan We ought not to allow ourselves to be victim of circumstances. We can’t afford to wait for something to happen before we make a move. We just have to make the move. We don’t have to analyze whether we should make a move. Analyzing it is just a distraction. The […]
Biases Can Affect Our Behaviors
Post Written By Eugene Morgan First of all, no one is without biases. Biases imply that our decisions or opinions about something have already been formed. For example, when we are presented with a puzzle that eludes us, it will continue to elude us so long as we don’t ask the why, the when, the […]
It’s All Right to Please Ourselves, Too
Post Written By Eugene Morgan When we don’t do the things we asked ourselves to do, we disappoint ourselves. It’s all right to please others as long as we please ourselves as well. When we please others, we go out of our way to make them happy. When we have desires, we can go out […]
Don’t Fret, Do
Post Written By Eugene Morgan We ought not to fret about things, but do. At least we can do what we have control over. Even those things we don’t have control over we can always be put in a certain perspective so we can get through tough times. Instead of fretting over the things we […]
The Fear of Knowing
Post Written By Eugene Morgan One way to decrease anxiety is to learn about the unknown. The unknown is what increases anxiety. Only if we learn more on the subject that’s creating the anxiety, then maybe our anxiety will decrease. The more we are running the opposite direction of our fears, the bigger our fears […]
No Joy Like Freedom
Post Written By Eugene Morgan We can’t know freedom unless we have experienced restraint and then was released from it. Some of us don’t realized how free we’re really are. If we have internal restrictions, then we can’t express being and feeling free. Freedom requires responsibility. As long as we aren’t breaking any rules that […]
Slow and Steady, Wins
Post Written By Eugene Morgan It takes time to learn something new. It’s important to learn the basic of what we’re trying to do. Most of us want to learn things quickly. But there are some things that are difficult to learn. And time is necessary to learn whatever it is as well. It’s usually […]
The Decisions we make today
Post Written By Eugene Morgan The decisions we make today will effect our future tomorrow. So if we’re procrastinating about starting and finishing up a project, we’re already made up our decision. We have made a decision not to work on a project. As long as we continue pushing projects back, hours will become days, days will become weeks, […]
Learning To Be
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Learning to be one’s self can be the most difficult thing to do. Others may want us to be a certain way. Really, others may want us to be a certain a way for them. Sometimes, we find ourselves doing the same;wanting someone to be what we think they should […]
Respect keep us in Balance
Post Written By Eugene Morgan When we respect others like our elders, our teachers, our parent(s) we’re holding them to highest regard because of their wisdom and experiences they have to teach others about life. Respect is important in our society because it keeps us in balance psychologically. When others respect us we feel good […]
When We Second Guest Our Abilities
Post Written By Eugene Morgan We don’t have to second guess our abilities. For example, we know how to walk so we don’t have to wonder if we’re going to start walking once we place our feet on the ground. Walking is so automatic that we don’t have to think about it. When we doubt […]