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Continue reading →: Seek Nothing Outside Of Yourself.If Dorothy had landed in Oz and was greeted by Miyamato Musashi, instead of the munchkins, the Wizard of Oz might have turned into a ninja story. But in the end, it is still the same lesson. Look within. As we swim upstream in the proverbial path of life, we…
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Continue reading →: There Are Only Two Days In The Year That Nothing Can Be Done.Buddha and the early philosophers identified the present as the only reality. Twenty five centuries later as philosophers like the Dalai Lama, Eckhart Tolle, and others arrived it became known as the Now. As one is able to take a step back from one’s daily routine, one recognizes that of…
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Continue reading →: No One Saves Us But Ourselves.No one saves us but ourselves. We can rely on countless people to collaborate and enable us to achieve anything that we set our minds to. We grow up with family and friends that watch out for us on the path of life and are there for us in the…
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Continue reading →: Don’t React To Toxic People.A toxic personality can be devastating to all parties within their range. For whatever reason a personality should become toxic, it feeds upon the willingness of others to engage. The misery that is caused in the receiving party fuels a toxic personality and facilitates its continuous presence. In every one…
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Continue reading →: Surround Yourself With Smart People Who’ll Argue With You.One of the single biggest mistakes that one can make is to live in an echo chamber of one’s own opinions and perspectives. In this tribal world of our current society, it is easy to believe that everything one hears from a specific group is de facto and everything that…
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Continue reading →: Words and Ideas Can Definitely Change The WorldWords and ideas have immense power. When I first was attracted to the world of aphorisms written by so many brilliant minds, I was a teenager trying to sort my way through a world that was confusing, scary, intimidating, inviting, opportune, and ripe for the taking.
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Continue reading →: Carl Reiner Truly Had The Write StuffWe lost a comedic genius yesterday who passed away at the age of 98 years old. Carl Reiner was truly one of the pioneers of comedic entertainment coming up through the golden age of television and spreading his wings and flying with some of the absolute funniest feature films ever…
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Continue reading →: Your Acceptance Of Reality Does Not Force AllowanceThe passive state is not always one of acceptance but it is certainly one of allowance, is it not?
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Continue reading →: An Important Agenda Necessitates ActionAn important agenda does indeed necessitate action. In all forms of fiction, the hero is almost always an individual living a normal life, that is called into larger than life circumstances (mostly without them having cause or a reason to be in the circumstances in the first place).
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Continue reading →: Conquer Fear Proactively By Staring It In The FaceConquering fear proactively requires a unique discipline. I don’t care if you are the world heavyweight champion climbing into the ring or you are a 16-year-old child applying for your first job, or anything in between, fear is omnipresent.
Hello,
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 