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Continue reading →: Science cannot tell us a word about why music delights us, of why and how an old song can move us to tears.Science cannot tell us a word about why music delights us, of why and how an old song can move us to tears. ERWIN SCHRODINGER Why does music have the ability to instantly transport us to feelings or emotions from times gone by? The tiniest segment of a melody, or…
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Continue reading →: I am free… no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free…because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do.I am free… no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free…because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do. ROBERT HEINLEIN How do you claim your freedom in…
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Continue reading →: Life is a matter of choices, and every choice you make, makes you.Life is a matter of choices, and every choice you make, makes you. JOHN C. MAXWELL What choices have you made that define you? We literally make hundreds of choices, every single day, and yet only a tiny handful of them ultimately define us on a large scale. What is…
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Continue reading →: Happiness never decreases by being shared.Happiness never decreases by being shared. BUDDHA What is it about both love and happiness that makes it infinite? Happiness and love are each, infinite pools of emotion that are not in the least bit diminished in the active sharing with others. Each defy the mathematical rules which only allow…
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Continue reading →: Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today. WILL ROGERS How much time do you spend reflecting on times gone by? Reminiscing about joyous or disappointing, or any other emotionally-driven event, is one of the qualities that makes us human. We have the opportunity to reflect. Presumably our…
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Continue reading →: Obstacles can’t stop you. Problems can’t stop you. Most of all, other people can’t stop you. Only you can stop you.
Obstacles can’t stop you. Problems can’t stop you. Most of all, other people can’t stop you. Only you can stop you. JEFFREY GITOMER What precisely is standing in your way for success? Is it your continuous stream of external obstacles? Or is it even more likely that it is your…
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Continue reading →: Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn’t know you left open.Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn’t know you left open. JOHN BARRYMORE How do you win the elusive pursuit of continuous happiness? I think you have to start with the presumption that there is no such thing as continuous happiness. Happiness is a state of mind that…
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Continue reading →: The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear. RUMI What can you hear in the silence? When you get absolutely silent, and all that you can hear is the rise and fall of your breath, a whole different world opens up at your disposal. In such a…
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Continue reading →: How to stop time: kiss. How to travel in time: read. How to escape time: music. How to feel time: write. How to release time: breathe.How to stop time: kiss. How to travel in time: read. How to escape time: music. How to feel time: write. How to release time: breathe. MATT HAIG What exactly is your relationship with time? Is time your friend? Or your adversary? Does it force you to hone your skills? …
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Continue reading →: Nothing is so strong as gentleness. Nothing so gentle as real strength.Nothing is so strong as gentleness. Nothing so gentle as real strength. When is it possible for pure strength to be gentle? At first blush, this might appear to be contrary to expectation, for certainly anything that must be tremendously strong would, by definition, have the power and energy to…
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