Develop your skills and refine your talents.
∞ There are so many talented people in this world. When we experience more of life, we learn what our talents are. We discover what we are naturally good at. It’s the reason why some people can do things that others can’t. It’s the reason why some people can easily separate from the competition. Talent alone will not keep you ahead though. We must learn to use our talents to optimize performance so that we can continue to push past limits. And to push others past their limits. This is where skill comes in. We must learn and develop the skills in our life that allow us to optimize our…
The world holds beauty for those who are capable of understanding it.
∞ Beauty is everywhere. It’s in a blue sky with bright white clouds drifting by in the crisp ocean breeze. It’s in the way the sun kisses the skin with heat on a hot summer afternoon while watching the neighborhood kids play in the street. It’s in the way each pair of boots create music of their own on the wooden front porch as the dogs are wandering off in the distance. It’s in the morning coffee brew that fills the kitchen with a delicate aroma that intoxicates the lungs, helping us to awaken from our previous dreamy slumbers. It’s in the salt and lime on the tip of the…
Faith opposes worry.
∞ We find ourselves worrying about all sorts of things from time to time. Worry appears in many forms. Sometimes it is small and other times it becomes large enough to consume us. This is not a purely individual concept either. Most of the time, our worries actually arise from our interactions with the environment and the other people around us. Add in the uncertain future that is ahead of us at all times and it makes complete sense why worry exists so predominantly in society. I believe that it is natural to worry and we would not be capable of experiencing it if there was no benefit behind it.…
Discomfort enables comfort.
∞ We love to be comfortable. We love comfortable clothes. We love comfortable relationships. We love comfortable jobs. I’m sure you can think of a few more comfortable things that you love. We all love comfort. A homeostatic balance between comfort and discomfort exists in this world. That balance shifts constantly in life. With experiences. With the acquisition of knowledge. Much of this is due to the influence that experience and knowledge have on our perspectives of comfort. The constantly changing world also has influence. As we go through life, we gain better understanding of what makes us comfortable. So we pursue more things that make us feel comfortable. This…
Success or happiness?
∞ This is a question that I have struggled to come up with a good answer to in the past. It seems like there is a disconnect between these two concepts that exists in this world, especially in the West. Society creates this idea of success that is based on accolades and accomplishments. We are taught that grades are important. That money is important. That physical things are important. So we invest in careers that give us these things. We invest time and resources into lives that we think will make us successful. We get lost in this constant pursuit to fit into a definition that has been created, over…