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Marcus Aurelius encouraged us to keep a list in our minds of people who burned with anger and resentment, including those who were admired and successful. He then asked a simple question. How did that work out for them? Most of the time their anger did not strengthen them. It faded into nothing more than…
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They say absence makes the heart grow fonder, and lately, that’s been resonating more than ever. Life has kicked into high gear again—school is back in session, baseball season is in full swing, and gymnastics schedules fill the calendar. Between work hours, dinner routines, and the never-ending list of errands, I find myself catching moments…
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Henry David Thoreau once wrote, “Most men lead lives of quiet desperation, and go to the grave with the song still in them.” That line strikes deep. Not because it’s poetic, but because it’s true. Too many people move through life silently suffocating under unfulfilled dreams, living in a rhythm set by the expectations of…
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We spend a great deal of our lives living in moments that have not yet arrived. Our minds wander forward into possibilities, what-ifs, and imagined disasters. We build castles of fear and towers of expectation on foundations that do not even exist. And yet, all the while, the only reality we truly inhabit is the…
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We often blame overthinking for our stress, our sleepless nights, and our inability to move forward. We tell ourselves, “If only I could stop overanalyzing, I’d finally feel at peace.” But what if overthinking isn’t actually the root problem? What if the real issue is a lack of trust? L. J. Vanier once wrote, “The…
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As I’ve taken a few days to step back from the busyness of life, I’ve found myself reflecting deeply on family, friendships, and the connections we’ve built over the years. Life has a way of moving us in directions we never could have predicted. One moment, we’re inseparable from our childhood friends or spending every…
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I have had a series of posts recently touching on similar subject such as this. I think this due to my own struggles with thought, stress and how we let the process rule our lives. I’m going to dive deeper and hopefully you, the reader, can figure this out with me. “If you are distressed…
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Pain is an inevitable part of life. We lose loved ones, we experience rejection, we face failure, and sometimes the world simply doesn’t go the way we planned. Psychology agrees: pain is unavoidable. But suffering—that lingering weight we carry long after the moment has passed—is not inevitable. Suffering is prolonged when we allow our minds…
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The ancient Stoic philosopher Epictetus said it best: “Men are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they take of them.” It’s a line that has survived for centuries because it contains a truth we still need to hear today—most of our suffering doesn’t come from events themselves, but from the story we…
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We love the stories of overnight success. The musician who “came out of nowhere” with a hit song. The business owner who “got lucky” with a viral product. The athlete who “just has natural talent.” But the truth? None of it is luck. None of it is an accident. Behind every shining moment you see…
Corner of Thought: The Human Experience 