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Thoughts about resilience …

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The moment we believe that success is determined by an ingrained level of ability as opposed to resilience and hard work, we will be brittle in the face of adversity.
~ Joshua Waitzkin

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Why do some people seem to be resilient?

Is it a consequence of upbringing? Circumstance? Luck? Research shows it comes down to perspective – and that’s something you can shape.

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What is your biggest regret?

A chalkboard was placed on a street in New York City for one day. It asked people to write their biggest regret, and they did. They didn’t put things like driving a new car or living in a particular place. Instead … they wrote things like

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Thoughts on the best …

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The most effective way
to achieve right relations
with any living thing
is to look for the best in it,
and then help that best
into the fullest expression. 
~J. Allen Boone, Kinship
with all Life

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Thoughts on self-change …

School steps looking up

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There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.
~ Nelson Mandela

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