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“Most people can motivate themselves to do things simply by knowing that those things need to be done. But not me. For me, motivation is this horrible, scary game where I try to make myself do something while I actively avoid doing it. If I win, I have to do something I don't want to do. And if I lose, I'm one step closer to ruining my entire life. And I never know whether I'm going to win or lose until the last second.” by Allie Brosh

“The only time you fail is when you fall down and stay down 2.“You are essentially who you create yourself to be and all that occurs in your life is the result of your own making 3.“The true measure of success is how many times you can bounce back from failure 4.“When you connect to the silence within you, that is when you can make sense of the disturbance going on around you 5. “The discontent and frustration that you feel is entirely your own creation 6. “You may be the only person left who believes in you, but it's enough. It takes just one star to pierce a universe of darkness. Never give up. 7. “You are essentially who you create yourself to be and all that occurs in your life is the result of your own making

THE BEST LIFE LIFE CHANGING QUOTES EVER My life is my message. Mahatma Gandhi Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing. Seneca I love those who can smile in trouble… Leonardo da Vinci Time means a lot to me because, you see, I, too, am also a learner and am often lost in the joy of forever developing and simplifying. If you love life, don’t waste time, for time is what life is made up of. Bruce Lee Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans. John Lennon Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking. Marcus Aurelius It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not. Andre Gide Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of. Benjamin Franklin Life is like playing a violin in public and learning the instrument as one goes on. Samuel Butler In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years. Abra...

Kindness is replacing mindfulness as the buzzword for how we should live. So are we becoming more compassionate? Or is it just a marketing gimmick? By paradise kismet. One cold morning in Bristol, a man named Gavyn Emery tied a scarf to a lamppost, and on a cardboard tag wrote: “I am not lost.” It was 2016, and rough sleeping in Bristol had risen by more than 800% in seven years. As temperatures plummeted, more people were inspired to do the same, wrapping trees in coats, sticking hats on bollards, warmth for anybody who needed it. Scarves started appearing in Cornwall, Glasgow, London, Cambridge; across the UK through this very long winter it was possible to see a blossoming compassion, visible in wool. Kindness is not new. It’s old, pretty old. Aristotle said: “It is the characteristic of the magnanimous man to ask no favour but to be ready to do kindness to others.” Kindness is mankind’s “greatest delight,” said Roman philosopher-emperor Marcus Aurelius. And yet, for a lon...