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When life gets tough, overwhelming or just feels too uncertain then one thing that helps me to calm down and find a way forward is the words of wisdom from the people who walked this Earth before us (and some from people who are still here).
So in today’s post I thought I’d share my favorites.
These are the 101 best words of wisdom ever about life, happiness and about what our years on this planet is all about.
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
“You have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.”
Louise L. Hay
It’s so easy be dragged down by your own thoughts.
So easy to not feel like “I’m not good enough”.
Not good enough to maybe to go for the job or promotion you want. Or out on a date with that person you’d really like to get to know better.
Or even as you do your best you may feel like it’s still not good enough. And so you feel that you’re not good enough either.
Such thoughts combined with the pressures and stress of today’s world can quickly start tearing your confidence in yourself and your self-esteem to pieces.
I think most of us have been in that situation.
Life isn’t always easy.
Some days just feel heavy, tired or uninspired. Or you’re overwhelmed and stressed out.
And on some days life just keeps throwing unexpected and unwelcome curveballs.
So to help you with that I’d like to share 125 of the most motivational, joyful and positive quotes about life.
September is here and the leaves are already in all kinds of fall colors.
We say goodbye to slow summer days and go back to work, to school and to familiar routines as the days start to get shorter.
It can be exciting. It can be a bit rough. So with today’s post I’d like to help you out by sharing 83 of the most witty, positive and funny September quotes.
I hope you’ll find something here that will make you laugh, help you release a bit of stress and that you use for your letter board or Instagram.
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”
Leonardo da Vinci
“The aspects of things that are most important for us are hidden because of their simplicity and familiarity.”
Ludwig Wittgenstein
I love simplifying my life. It makes me more effective and life less stressful. It makes me calmer and happier. And it simply makes life easier.
But where do you start? Or continue if you are already on your way?
In this week’s article I’d like to share 23 small habits that help me to live a simpler life.
Pick one of these to get started and keep doing it until it sticks and becomes just another normal part of your life.
“Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind.”
Lionel Hampton
“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”
Marcel Proust
Maybe the simplest and most effortless habit for living a happier life is to take one or a few minutes every day to focus on what is already here and that you can be grateful for in your life.
It can help you to…
It is simply a great habit to cultivate that demands little but gives much back.
So this week I’d like to explore 5 small tips that you can use to cultivate more gratitude and happiness in your life.