Interesting: Idea #507
Who wants a boring life anyway? ‘Challenges are what make life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.’ (J.Marine) This indicates we should be welcoming new challenges as that helps bring meaning to our life. And as with any challenge, new challenges call for resilience. ‘Resiliency is the art of learning to repeatedly refuse…
Effort: Idea #496
Do you look forward to difficulties? I know I don’t. However, ‘Persistence and resilience only come from having been given the chance to work through difficult problems.’ (G.Tulley) Ok, and so what does that look like in everyday life? ‘Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work…
Gratitude: Idea #377
‘After being diagnosed with a brain tumor, C**** noticed how much of the talk around facing cancer is dominated by the language of fighting. She found that this metaphor quickly started to feel exhausting. She “didn’t want to spend over a year at war with [her] own body.” Instead, what she found most helpful were…
