Category: Life & Living

“I cannot believe the purpose of life is to be happy. I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be compassionate. It is, above all, to matter, to count to stand for something, to have made some difference that you lived at all.” – Leo Rosten To have made some difference. Powerful words when you realize that we truly do live in a world which believes our sole purpose is only to be blissfully happy. Sadly, we’ve convinced ourselves that happiness comes in the perpetual chase of bigger and better “things”. Little do we know, to have made some difference in the lives of those around us, brings about the purest sense of happiness there is. The other day, I was speaking to a…

“Jealousy is vengeful – not to its target, but to ourselves.” – Terri Guillemets Combatting jealously is never easy. After all, it’s a natural human emotion felt by all of us at some point during the course of our lives. As human beings, we’re jealous of all kinds of things: relationships, fame, physical appearance, material possessions – the list is truly endless. My propensity towards having a low self-esteem, has often made me a jealous individual. To provide your life with relevance, you believe that having the “things” that others possess will somehow change the way you perceive yourself. Maybe that works for some people, but it doesn’t work for me – not in the long run. Over the years I’ve done an admirable job combatting jealousy with the realization…

“The goal isn’t to get rid of all your negative thoughts and feelings; that’s impossible. The goal is to change your response to them.”  - marcandangel.com For those who possess a natural tendency for optimism during adversity, for positivity during times of struggle, for courage when faced with unforeseen circumstances - I applaud you. If I’ve read one study I’ve read hundreds proclaiming that some people are simply chemically wired that way. In a sense, it’s part of their overall personality – an energy which effortlessly flows throughout their body and is almost as basic to them as breathing. I’m NOT one of those people. While I’m certainly not at the far end of the spectrum, I have a propensity to focus on what’s going wrong, rather than seeing everything…