To be Courageous is admirable

To stand up for what’s right, to speak the truth, to save the innocent — these are all admirable acts of Courage that bring value to the world and ourselves. And, more than this, these are all things we can do in our everyday lives. But to be Courageous is difficult, to be Courageous means to face the lingering fear that tames the best of us.

Fear can break us down if we allow it to, but to be Courageous does not mean that we are not tempted by fear, to be Courageous means to…

Your word is your bond — it’s all you have

Who could forget John Q. Archibald’s words as he gives his sickly son some fatherly advice before he planned on donating his heart to him. Before doing this, he made sure he let his son know how to be a good person and make it in this world.

Quite valuable advice for us all because the very essence of who we are largely depends on the word we keep.

Keeping our promises builds our relationship with others and our relationship with ourselves

Doing the things that you said you would…

Have you noticed all the little things we often want throughout our days?

Some of them being kindness, a little bit of convenience and of course, joy. With these, we also know some of what we don’t want, like unkindness, inconvenience and constant anxiety. These things are pure parts of us that we each seek throughout our days to make us feel good and quite importantly, to keep us sane.

But quite often, as we go about our days and meet with different people and situations, our emotions are stirred by overthought-out worries and deep-seated fears, which muddies our internal…

Success is subjective — it’s unique for each of us

I didn’t always think so though. When I was younger, when I didn’t know any better, it seemed sort of absolute, like there was only one version of it that could not be argued with — it was fame and fortune. This perspective made me see how far away many people were from success and it made me look at them differently, like those who had fame and fortune were far superior to them.

But this started to change as I grew older, as I started to know better and…

I think we all had a taste of the Monkey Mind at some point in our lives

We had to face our restless and uncontrollable minds as they moved from thought to thought throughout the day.

This can be quite harmless if we focus on something creative and valuable, like a book or a poem. But when we focus on something not so valuable, something outside our control, like someone’s opinion or choices, we often trap ourselves in worries as we create hypothetical situations that may never exist.

If I have to be honest though, I don’t think the issue…

With great power comes great responsibility

I first heard Uncle Ben say this to Peter Parker at a time when I was too young to understand what this meant. But now that I look back, I feel those reruns planted a seed that grew as I went through my life and read books like George Orwell’s Animal Farm and 1984, and of course, having my own experiences with the world I live in today.

But, it’s quite a fascinating concept — don’t you think?

Quite simply put, it’s your ability to influence people and situations in a certain way. And…

I made a promise to myself a few years ago

I remember leaving my room and the fears and worries that were suffocating me and stopped under a bright star-lit sky that embraced me. I stood there, letting this sight ease my mind and bring me back to my center. As I got closer to my composure, I slowly built up the courage to say, no more — from this point on, I am going to be better.

I, of course, didn’t know all of what that meant at the time, but I had a vague idea

As you must…

Life is chaos

It is changing with every passing moment and uncertainty lives around every corner. As much as you may try to escape this chaos, it will surprise you when you least expect it. And like you, we all try to find a little structure in our days to have some control over this chaos. We adopt habits and rituals that bring a little order to our once unfamiliar and chaotic days.

But the truth is, none of us can escape the chaos of life

Think about it — your daily habits, like brushing your teeth, exercising or speaking…