If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain; If I can ease one life the aching, Or cool one pain, Or help one fainting robin Unto his nest again, I shall not live in vain. -- Emily Dickinson #wisdom #philosophy #goodlife #poetry

I keep returning to James Clear's "Atomic Habits" for valuable insights. It's a treasure trove. This one is about taking control of your environment or at least trying to shape it to your advantage: "Most people live in a world others have created for them. But you can alter the spaces where you live and work to increase your exposure to positive cues and reduce your exposure to negative ones. Environment design allows you to take back control and become the architect of your life. Be the designer of your world and not merely the consumer of it." #wisdom #spirituality #philosophy #goodlife

I could agree more with Michael A. Arouet, who posted this picture on Twitter. If you are lucky enough to enjoy at least some of the real luxuries of life, treasure them! 🧡 #wisdom #spirituality #philosophy #goodlife

"People involve themselves in countless activities which they consider to be important, but they forget about one activity which is more important and necessary than any other, and which includes all other things: the improvement of the soul." -- Leo Tolstoy #wisdom #spirituality #philosophy #goodlife

"In every challenge or even tragedy, there is an opportunity. And if you train yourself to look for the opportunity, you will be able to take control of the situation and even turn it into a positive or if it can't be turned into something good, at least something good could come out of it." -- Menachem Mendel Schneerson #wisdom #spirituality #philosophy #goodlife

"You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you." -- John Wooden #wisdom #spirituality #philosophy #goodlife

"Taking a wrong turn allows you to see landscapes you wouldn't otherwise have seen." -- Rick Rubin #wisdom #spirituality #philosophy #goodlife

"Most amazing things happen when something tiny and insignificant compounds into something extraordinary." -- Morgan Housel #wisdom #spirituality #philosophy #goodlife

“When a person cannot find a deep sense of meaning and purpose, they distract themselves with pleasure.” -- Viktor Frankl #wisdom #spirituality #philosophy #goodlife

"People think of education of something they can finish." -- Isaac Asimov #wisdom #spirituality #philosophy #goodlife

"You will thrive more - and so will others - when you promote what you love rather than bash what you hate. Life is short; focus on the good stuff." -- Kevin Kelly #wisdom #spirituality #philosophy #goodlife

"It is important to expect nothing, to take every experience, including the negative ones, as merely steps on the path, and to proceed." -- Ram Dass #wisdom #spirituality #philosophy #goodlife

"You should do goodness without choosing to whom. Good things, once done, will never disappear, even if you forget about them. There is only one way to be happy, and this is a sure way: to do goodness and to share this goodness with others." -- Leo Tolstoy #wisdom #spirituality #philosophy #goodlife

"Life's under no obligation to give us what we expect." -- Margaret Mitchell #wisdom #spirituality #philosophy #goodlife

"Guilt lives in the past. Worry lives in the future. Peace lives in the present." -- James Clear #wisdom #spirituality #philosophy #goodlife

"A moment of self-compassion can change your entire day. A string of such moments can change the course of your life." -- Christopher Germer #wisdom #spirituality #philosophy #goodlife

It's hard to unsee what's seen. However, sometimes that's precisely what's needed. A fresh start allows relationships to mend, problems to unravel due to novel perspectives and brings curiosity and optimism back to our lives. #wisdom #spirituality #philosophy #goodlife

"You will become way less concerned with what other people think of you when you realize how seldom they do." -- David Foster Wallace #wisdom #spirituality #philosophy #goodlife

The "80 Percent Rule" posted by Jason A. Williams on Twitter: #wisdom #spirituality #philosophy #goodlife

"Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves." -- Rainer Maria Rilke #wisdom #spirituality #philosophy #goodlife