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Continue reading →: Sexual orientation is not a choice. Race is not a choice. Place of birth is not a choice. Ethnic group is not a choice. Hate is a choice.Sexual orientation is not a choice. Race is not a choice. Place of birth is not a choice. Ethnic group is not a choice. Hate is a choice. I do not think this aphorism needs a lot of explanation. But it needs to be stated and shared and taught and…
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Continue reading →: You want to change your life? Change the way you think.You want to change your life? Change the way you think. Perspective and perception are about as powerful as any force in life. They convince us a glass is half full or half empty… and all of the permutations of such. With life full of so many variables as to…
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Continue reading →: Life has many different chapters, don’t let one bad one ruin the book.Life has many different chapters, don’t let one bad one ruin the book. Given all of the different permutations to come along in life, it’s very easy to get to a point where one of them does not go the way you would expect. Some might actually be so far…
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Continue reading →: Some people consider Buddhism to be a religion, others see it as a spiritual practice, and still others as a philosophy of life. I think of the Buddha as a master psychologist because he understood the human condition, including how our thoughts, speech, and actions can intensify our suffering and how we can find relief from that suffering.Some people consider Buddhism to be a religion, others see it as a spiritual practice, and still others as a philosophy of life. I think of the Buddha as a master psychologist because he understood the human condition, including how our thoughts, speech, and actions can intensify our suffering and…
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Continue reading →: The imprint you make on eternity is not defined by your age, sex, ethnicity, profession, religion or any other status you may have in life’s current physical existence. It is measured by what intention, action, energy you are putting into this one moment, the moment you are living in right now, because eternity is the endless collection of moments.The imprint you make on eternity is not defined by your age, sex, ethnicity, profession, religion or any other status you may have in life’s current physical existence. It is measured by what intention, action, energy you are putting into this one moment, the moment you are living in right…
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Continue reading →: Until you change your thinking, you will always recycle your experiences.Until you change your thinking, you will always recycle your experiences. What is the definition of insanity? Doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different outcome. So why are we all susceptible to such behavior? If it is clearly a waste of time, one might presume we…
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Continue reading →: A beautiful face will age and a perfect body will change, but a beautiful soul will always be a beautiful soul.A beautiful face will age and a perfect body will change, but a beautiful soul will always be a beautiful soul. Curious to me how people spend insane fortunes on maintaining an outward appearance but allocate a minimal amount of time developing their true being. Coming up in the world…
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Continue reading →: If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path.If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path. When can you give all that you’ve got and wind up with more than you had? This happens when you are willing to give of yourself in ways that are truly soul-driven. Something far more spectacular than…
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Continue reading →: You can only win when your mind is stronger than your emotions.You can only win when your mind is stronger than your emotions. If this is not one of the most difficult lessons in life, I do not know what is. Suppressing an emotion in favor of logic or strategy is unquestionably a learned skillset. Seldom mastered in the earlier years…
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Continue reading →: If you can’t change a situation, change your perception of it. Remember, most of your stress comes from the way you respond, not from the way life is.If you can’t change a situation, change your perception of it. Remember, most of your stress comes from the way you respond, not from the way life is. When I first read this aphorism, I summarily rejected it because I came up with numerous examples that this Zen perspective does…
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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 