August Insights And Lessons About Life

When someone else snarls, it’s probably not your fault. You just happen to be the mailman at the door when the dog decided to bark.

The more you have, the more you have to take care of.

But it can sometimes be rewarding to have stuff.

3.00 a.m. is the best time to see Rome in summer. Sometimes switching schedule from what is common can dramatically change your environment and experience.

Interior decor rarely makes up for a beautiful outdoor vista.

It’s difficult to maintain appreciation for traveling First Class unless you sometimes go ‘cattle car’ for contrast.

Going ‘cattle car’ can also increase both humility and empathy.

A quiet and private rapport can be grander and more satisfying and enriching than flashing some trophy relationship.

Open your mind, and watch the universe wobble.

You are being subconsciously nodded in the direction of your desires. When a bold opportunity arrives, don’t disregard it because you think you have to empty the dishwasher.

There is no Marrakech Express. I searched, decades ago. But, the song is still inspiring.

You may not appreciate an award or trophy you are presented, but others likely do. Accept it with grace.

When it’s time to move on and you want a huge sign from the universe, it is more likely come as a casual comment from, say, a passing street sweeper.

Our lives interact more as rivulets than as bouncing ping pong balls.

When a society is rich and abundant, it no longer relies on one staple food. When the mind is transcendent it no longer requires one core religion or philosophy.

Just because you only sleep in one side of the bed does not mean that a king size mattress feels any less spacious.

Being perennially busy is not inherently better than otherwise.

To change your situation, first, shift your point of view.

The universe will deliver, but it’s wise to first provide it with a mailing address or a landing pad. Meaning: prepare yourself for abundance.

Having a little more control each day (more exercise, cleaning dishes before sleeping, visualizing forthcoming goals accomplished) can quickly lead to massive influence on the betterment of your life.

There is a wealth of natural beauty all around us: geometrical, geographical, biological, meteorological, gastronomical, artisanal. Frequently put in effort to see deeper levels of that which you yet know little.

Similar accents align with similar mindsets. Consider changing your pronunciation and enunciation to alter your own world.

Being on time is sometimes better than early. But only sometimes.

You may think you are more advanced than your pet, but your pet is likely tolerating you with patience.

We can’t very well recall the wonder and different worlds of possibilities that coursed through our minds as teenagers.

Getting rid of life’s evil influences is mostly about letting go of holding onto them.

Prefer a gruff personality who achieves beneficial results than a charmer who accomplishes little.

It is amazing how many people put tremendous efforts into providing others with the illusion that they are somehow of importance.

Below are 4 secrets to becoming rapidly successful. Five through eight are bonus additions.

1. Replace negative thoughts with positive thoughts.
2. Calmly cultivate an inner expectation of success.
3. Maintain an open mind.
4. Keep a positive attitude.
5. Select a few (or even one) challenging goal(s).
6. Eat well and exercise.
7. Associate with positive people, and shed negative associations.
8. Create a mental bubble of your new reality, then live into it.

All those sayings and slogans and memes and jokey stories of how things actually end up for the worse in general? Steer clear of them! And all who propagate them.

If you have the time and inclination to gossip, change your situation to find fresh wonder to amaze you instead.

Beware merchants of illusion, though respect masters of illusion.

A very long walk can often help solve seemingly large and intractable problems.

Mind altering substances can lead to altered states; but so can prayer, and visualization.