June 23, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on The Long Way Around: and all of that is right in front of you. No need to take the long way to get there. The Long Way Around: and all of that is right in front of you. No need to take the long way to get there.
June 22, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on The Definition of Insanity: failure is a part of life we have little choice over. Learning from failure, on the other hand, is optional. We have to choose to learn. We must consciously opt to do things differently – to tweak and change until we actually get the result we’re after. The Definition of Insanity: failure is a part of life we have little choice over. Learning from failure, on the other hand, is optional. We have to choose to learn. We must consciously opt to do things differently – to tweak and change until we actually get the result we’re after.
June 21, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Take a Walk: “we should take wandering outdoor walks, so that the mind might be nourished and refreshed by the open air and deep breathing.” Take a Walk: “we should take wandering outdoor walks, so that the mind might be nourished and refreshed by the open air and deep breathing.”
June 20, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Calm is Contagious: don’t be the agitator, the paranoid, the worrier, or the irrational. Be the calm, not the liability. Calm is Contagious: don’t be the agitator, the paranoid, the worrier, or the irrational. Be the calm, not the liability.
June 19, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Stay Focused on the Present: “don’t let your reflection on the whole sweep of life crush you. Don’t fill your mind with all the bad things that might still happen. Stay focused on the present situation and ask yourself why it’s so unbearable and can’t be survived.” Stay Focused on the Present: “don’t let your reflection on the whole sweep of life crush you. Don’t fill your mind with all the bad things that might still happen. Stay focused on the present situation and ask yourself why it’s so unbearable and can’t be survived.”
June 18, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Prepared and Active: let’s not wish we could turn back time or remake the universe according to our preference. Prepared and Active: let’s not wish we could turn back time or remake the universe according to our preference.
June 17, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Offense or Defense: “fortune doesn’t have the long reach we suppose, she can only lay siege to those who hold her tight. So, let’s step back from her as much as possible.” Offense or Defense: “fortune doesn’t have the long reach we suppose, she can only lay siege to those who hold her tight. So, let’s step back from her as much as possible.”
June 16, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on No Shame in Needing Help: you can ask anyone for help. You don’t have to face everything on your own. No Shame in Needing Help: you can ask anyone for help. You don’t have to face everything on your own.
June 15, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Listening Accomplishes More Than Speaking: “the reason we have two ears and only one mouth is so we might listen more and talk less.” Listening Accomplishes More Than Speaking: “the reason we have two ears and only one mouth is so we might listen more and talk less.”
June 14, 2017July 1, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Try the Other Handle: every event has two handles – one by which it can be carried, and one by which it can’t. Don’t grab it by the wrongdoing, instead use the other, and then you have hold of the handle that carries. Try the Other Handle: every event has two handles – one by which it can be carried, and one by which it can’t. Don’t grab it by the wrongdoing, instead use the other, and then you have hold of the handle that carries.
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