…The way to find your own North Star is not think or feel your way forward but to dissolve the thoughts and feelings that make you miserable. You don’t have to learn your destiny — you already know it; you have to unlearn the thoughts that blind you to what you know.
-Steering by Starlight, Martha [...]
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Finding Your North Star
Posted in Personal Development on March 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Break the Comfort Barrier
Posted in Personal Development on March 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
An enemy shoots an arrow at your heart. It falls short and lays at your feet. Now you have two choices. You can finish the job, or you can turn and walk away.
-The Comfort Trap or, What If You’re Riding a Dead Horse?, Judith Sills, Ph.D.
Six Lessons for a Happier Life
Posted in Personal Development, tagged Christophe Andre, happier life, happiness, happiness lessons, lessons to be happy, positive psychology on March 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In the latest issue of Ode magazine, French psychiatrist Christophe Andre offers this list of lessons on how to cultivate happiness to interviewer Peter Van Dijk:
1. Accept that there will be unpleasant things in life. All the time, every day, you’ll face hindrances: You’ll be too late or make a mistake or say something stupid. [...]