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![Half the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don’t mean to do harm, but the harm [that they cause] does not interest them. Or they do not see it, or they justify it because they are absorbed in the endless struggle to think well of themselves.](https://brianweiner.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ts-eliot-3.jpg?w=1024)
Continue reading →: Half the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don’t mean to do harm, but the harm [that they cause] does not interest them. Or they do not see it, or they justify it because they are absorbed in the endless struggle to think well of themselves.Half the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don’t mean to do harm, but the harm [that they cause] does not interest them. Or they do not see it, or they justify it because they are absorbed in the…
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Continue reading →: My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.JIM VALVANO Why does a father‘s belief in their child create such a potent formula for success? When we are young, and we are trying to take on the world, we are with faced with so many apparent obstacles in life as to give us considerable doubt in our abilities.…
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Continue reading →: You are the greatest project that you’ll ever work on. Restart. Reset. Refocus. As many times as you need. Just don’t give up.You are the greatest project that you’ll ever work on. Restart. Reset. Refocus. As many times as you need. Just don’t give up. How many times have you said to yourself that you were ready to just quit? I would venture to guess it is more times than you might…
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Continue reading →: If you are silent about your beliefs because you are worried someone will be offended, then your beliefs are not that important to you, but rather what people think, is. When you stand up for truth, you will receive both love and hate, but everyone will know what you’re fighting for.If you are silent about your beliefs because you are worried someone will be offended, then your beliefs are not that important to you, but rather what people think, is. When you stand up for truth, you will receive both love and hate, but everyone will know what you’re fighting…
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Continue reading →: People are full of pretty words with little meanings.People are full of pretty words with little meanings. How many times has somebody said something to you that you are absolutely certain is not backed by sincerity? When you know somebody is paying you lip service, what is your general reaction? The world can be very complicated when viewed…
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Continue reading →: Someday you will look back and know exactly why it had to happen.Someday you will look back and know exactly why it had to happen. Is this adage a truth, or a romantic notion? Have you ever looked back at a moment in your life, and felt that what had happened in your past was absolutely necessary for you to be where…
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Continue reading →: We are on a rock traveling around 1 of 100 billion stars. Our species is 1 of over half a billion that have ever existed. Our chances of being born are about 1 in 400 trillion. You’re not special, but you are fucking lucky. Enjoy your amazing life. You’ll never exist again.We are on a rock traveling around 1 of 100 billion stars. Our species is 1 of over half a billion that have ever existed. Our chances of being born are about 1 in 400 trillion. You’re not special, but you are fucking lucky. Enjoy your amazing life. You’ll never…
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Continue reading →: In a relationship you shouldn’t have to think five steps ahead, walk on eggshells, anticipate their mood, take the blame for all tensions, read their mind, apologize for their behavior and fear they may stop loving you from one day to the next. This isn’t healthy love. It is control.In a relationship you shouldn’t have to think five steps ahead, walk on eggshells, anticipate their mood, take the blame for all tensions, read their mind, apologize for their behavior and fear they may stop loving you from one day to the next. This isn’t healthy love. It is control.…
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Continue reading →: Don’t waste your energy, worrying about the opinions of others. Do your own thing and stop caring whether they like it.Don’t waste your energy, worrying about the opinions of others. Do your own thing and stop caring whether they like it. How much of your time and energy do you expend trying to be something that is not you, solely for the opinions of others? If you are expending tremendous…
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Continue reading →: Beware the fisherman who’s casting out his line Into a dried up river bed But don’t try to tell him ‘cos he won’t believe youBeware the fisherman who’s casting out his line Into a dried up river bed But don’t try to tell him ‘cos he won’t believe you PHIL COLLINS Have you ever tried to convince someone who was continuously delusional about the belief that they were under? How well did you succeed…
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