Bob Costas once said that “baseball is proof of God, because no man could create a thing so perfect.” For those who have no connection to the sport, that quote may seem odd. But for me, that line pretty much sums up the way I have felt about baseball since I was still in single …
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Sometimes a relationship runs its course and so the same can be said about a career. I’m not saying that we should treat our careers the way a kid eats candy canes – a few licks and then onto the next one. In fact, a meaningless job can become meaningful the moment it begins to …
Know your anger – it’s a good thing. To know it, kiss it on the mouth even. If you don’t learn to become intimate with your anger you will ascribe it not to you but to the world outside. That is setting up a lifetime of hell. To live in a world as furious, stagnant, …
Knowing what you want is crucial to living a good life, but it’s not enough. There are many people who get everything they want and remain miserable. The key is learning what you want in order to feel fulfilled. And that is how you can make your life your own work of art. Because figuring …
“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing themselves.” – Leo Tolstoy This quote is so important. Now, more than ever, people are feeling overwhelmingly depressed and anxious, while simultaneously trying to change the world. In essence, they are asking the world to grow while they sit by and watch, hoping …
Anais Nin said, “we don’t see things as they are, we see things as we are.” That could be depressing, but it could also be inspiring: the life we live is not finished but rather a work in progress that we have a hand in creating. Boundaries, consistency and space/openness are a great trifecta for …
Vision is always ahead of execution. This is something all artists learn on their way to becoming great. The moment we envision something that we passionately want for our lives, most often it is ahead of what we are able to produce at the moment. This is not failure, but the natural course of things. …
Anger can drive you but it also rots the engine. If you don’t only care about getting there, but care about how you feel when you get there; you will ultimately have to find a better energy source. Josh Jonas
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