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Chuck Gallozzi
Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds - George Eliot (Mary Anne Evans, 1819~1880) Here it is already the third week of the New Year. What kind of year will unfurl for you? Will it be prosperous, fill of opportunity? Are you headed for success or spinning out of control, moments away from a crash landing? What's…
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Yasha
It's very easy, in these stressful days, to lose dreams and expectations. Many things are happening that make burnout a great possibility. What`s going on in the mind when we are under stress, lose our dreams and expectations, and experience other troubles?
Under pressure from worries or stress, our mind (brain) works differently than when we are relaxed. The reason is well… -
Talha Qayyum
"Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second- rate version of somebody else." Judy Garland
Self esteem is one of the most essential components of a human being's personality. It is basically the image you have of yourself in your own opinion. You have a good opinion of yourself, you have high self- esteem, you have a bad… -
Chuck Gallozzi
MONEY IS SOMETHING YOU GOT TO MAKE IN CASE YOU DON'T DIE. (Max Asnas)
Happy New Year! I wish you a happy and prosperous New Year. To be prosperous is to flourish and thrive, which is the very nature of life. So, to strive after money, wealth, and prosperity is perfectly natural. But so is…
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Chuck Gallozzi
The blind man and the lantern
A blind man left his village and followed the winding path through the forest. He was on his way to see his friend in the neighboring hamlet. After his arrival, the two friends spent many happy hours together. At last, it was time for the blind man to return to his village.
"Here," his friend said, "it is already nightfall. Take this lantern with you."
"Lantern? What good is a lantern to a blind man?" he asked.
"It is to avoid accidents. It will help other travelers on the narrow… -
Chuck Gallozzi
An absence of faith is like a bird without wings
"It can't be done. It's physically impossible. One would fall unconscious before it could be done." These were some of the comments of renowned athletes, coaches, psychologists, and physicians, who were discussing the possibility of running a mile under four minutes. They believed it was impossible. And as long as they held that belief, it was. Then along came Roger Bannister, a British medical student who lived by faith instead of belief. What's the difference? Belief is what others tell you; faith is what your inner voice tells you.- Chuck Gallozzi
Do you want to get ahead or get even?
Alyson Griffith is in her early 60s and has relationship problems. For example, she was falsely accused of theft by a relative and asked to take a lie detector (polygraph) test. She was hurt by the accusation. After clearing her name, her immediate impulse was to end the relationship, but now she wonders if that's the right thing to do.
Also, instead of being caring and supportive, her father was mostly an angry man. Today, they no longer communicate. When her dad did answer Alyson's emails, rather than commenting…- Chuck Gallozzi
When night turns into day and darkness into light
Sugimori Nobumori was hunched over the corner table, slurping a bowl of noodles. Behind him he could hear the crowd in the noodle shop excitedly discussing the sighting of a wise holy man. The sage had come to town for supplies and then returned to his home in the wilderness.
Finishing his noodles, Sugimori turned to face his fellow villagers and asked, "Does anyone know where he lives?" "I do, said the fishmonger, "the holy man lives in the northeastern part of the forest." Thanking his friend, he left… - Chuck Gallozzi