“Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.” – Omar khayyam We think focus is your most valuable resource. Yet, many individuals willingly give control of their focus to others. This can be in the form of mindlessly scrolling through social media for the next dopamine hit or spending more time searching for something […]
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Time for Analog
“With everything you do, in fact, you should train yourself to question your repeated behaviors.” – Dan Ariely, Predictably Irrational A day of staring at a screen ends in an evening with the glow of a device casting your shadow on the back wall. Any prolonged period of deep thought is destroyed by the unending notification pings […]
Detox with Nature
“Adopt the pace of nature. Her secret is patience.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Nature provides some of the most beautiful sights we can experience during our lifetimes. A quick internet search can pull up countless breathtaking pictures of naturally occurring landscapes. Mother Earth thought of everyone and supplied for a spectrum of tastes – from the […]
Reflect Your Way to Betterment
“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” – Søren Kierkegaard Reflection, when done correctly, leads to personal improvement. When done incorrectly, it can cause a downward spiral of self flagellation. Days can be broken down into a string of decisions and effects. An event occurs in which you need to […]
It’s Not What You Make, It’s What You Keep
“The greatest wealth is to live content with little.” – Plato No matter your goals or outlook, the fact is life costs money. In many cultures, finance is a very personal topic. However, shying away from open discussion can lead to a lack of pragmatic financial education. It’s easy to default into the simplest of […]
Friendship Takes Work
“Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.” – Eleanor Roosevelt Like many things in life, something worth having isn’t easy to gain, nor maintain. Friendship is no different. As life progresses through stages, so do friendships. During childhood, friendship is driven primarily […]
Embrace the Hygge
“Fire is needful to him who is come in, and whose knees are frozen; food and rainment a man requires, wheo’er the fell has travelled.” – Hávamál (“Sayings of the High One” – Thorpe) Stanza 3 Winter is a notoriously tough season. In the aftermath of joyous holidays, depending on religion/area, we are left with […]
Upgrade Your Resolution Game
“A goal is not always meant to be reached; it often serves simply as something to aim at.” – Bruce Lee January has come to an end which inevitably leads to the question: what is your resolution? By definition, a resolution is “a firm decision to do or not to do something.” Unfortunately, over time […]