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Continue reading →: Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.When we are exposed to something that makes us afraid, the lizard part of our brain triggers and we are confronted with the fight or flight syndrome. That is the natural biological response to being afraid. What then, is the mitigating factor that converts our primal desire to run into…
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Continue reading →: We all need to be mocked from time to time, lest we take ourselves too seriously.Are you good at taking some humor made at your expense, so long as the intention is not malevolent? We all tease each other, and when it is done with warmth in the heart, teasing is a great experience for people to share a common bond. Usually, it stems from…
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Continue reading →: One day I went up to my mom and I said, ‘Mom, can I have permission to build a 2.3-million electron-volt atom smasher – a betatron – in the garage?’ And my mom stared at me, and she said, ‘Sure. Why not? And don’t forget to take out the garbage.’Here’s to the moms who believe in their children’s dreams, no matter how outlandish they might appear! Happy Mother’s Day!
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Continue reading →: Life becomes easier when you learn to accept the apology you never got.It’s not coming. Ever. It doesn’t matter how much it is due. Nor does it matter how much you deserve it. So get over it. Let it go. Almost everyone will let you down at some point. The mark of a good friendship is how two friends reconcile that moment.…
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Continue reading →: It’s the work of an educated mind to entertain a thought without accepting it.Have you ever tried to listen to the other side? Of anything you feel very strongly about? When we are passionate about a topic, it becomes increasingly difficult to disassociate ourselves from our deeply-rooted beliefs long enough to allow a reasonable consideration of what the other side is saying. Usually…
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Continue reading →: I ran and ran every day and acquired this sense of determination, this sense of spirit that would never, never give up, no matter what else happened.What are you made of? Has life dealt you a bad hand? Do you feel you could really accomplish your goals, were it not for your lack of birthright? I found this quote, but did not know who Wilma Rudolph was…. Wilma Rudolph was the 20th of 22 children. As a…
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Continue reading →: Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.When I read this one, as a huge fan of Maya Angelou, I accepted it at face value, and presumed I knew what “the virtues” are. But, before I took the time to muse about it, I thought it might be wise to double check my list…. And low and…
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Continue reading →: Always recognize that human individuals are ends and do not use them as means to your end.Have you ever been leveraged by someone else? Perhaps it was a contact you had, an opportunity you were party to, a technology you created or a business idea that you had dreamed up? Regardless of what the cause of the moment was, at the end of the engagement with…
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Continue reading →: Healing and mastery come as we embrace all that is exactly as it is, while taking complete responsibility for our relationship with it.Acceptance of reality is the first step towards achieving equilibrium. Mastering this process has the power to catapult you into a new and improved reality. If you are not willing to see things as they truly are, then the self delusion that precludes that from happening eliminates the stimuli…
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Continue reading →: A ship in the harbor is safe, but that’s not what ships are built for.Readying one’s self to be prepared to take on life‘s grand adventure is a perpetual effort. From childhood, we are conditioned to learn, train, practice, study, and work, so that we might be ready when our moment in the sun comes to fruition. Yet, even with all of that preparation…
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I’m Brian
I believe it is truly possible to change the world, one thought at a time. If anything I have written connects with you, please share it with others. My goal in creating this is to help others with ideas that are thought-provoking, stimulating and cathartic.
Brian Weiner 