Don't compare yourself to others
If you do, you'll always find reasons to not be happy with yourself. There will always be people who look better than you, have better relationships, and more stuff. Instead, compare yourself to who you were in the past. Be a better you.
Forgive
When people hurt you and caused you pain, it had nothing to do with you, and everything to do with them. Don't let what happened keep hurting you. Forgive and release yourself.
Is "retirement" the goal?
Data shows that of people who retire at age 55, 89% die within ten years. Could it be that making a contribution each day is what we are here for? We have to work to live. What would happen to you if you did nothing?
Bored?
Sounds like you are comfortable. When faced without a challenge - make one. Fight a bad guy. Live a David vs Goliath story. Try the impossible - or at least the unexpected or unlikely. Live a good vs evil chapter. Get yourself going! What gets you going?
Ignorance will not protect you
Ignorance will not protect you from suffering. Knowledge and action will. What do you need to learn about now?
A supercomputer in every pocket
The smartphone in your pocket is 1000 times faster and one million times cheaper than a supercomputer from the 1970's. Innovation and a better life brought to you by capitalism. It's just the beginning...
What happened in the news
The "News" is about what happened. It's not about what did not happen. The news has a programming policy -"If it bleeds, it leads." It's easy then for us to watch the news and think that things are going to hell. But things that "didn't happen" also exist, and outnumber…
Society doesn't have values…
People have values. And you can tell a lot about the values people in a neighborhood have by driving through and looking at their homes, which are in significant measure, a representation of the results they have assembled as a result of applying their values. The values people have matter.…
Can we make a difference?
About a year and a half ago I met a man named Zoltan Kesz who had a think tank foundation in Hungary fighting against nazism, racism, and government corruption and for free markets and capitalism. Hungary emerged from communism in 1990, and today the ruling party had a 2/3 supermajority…
"I-can-tations"
You know that voice in your head? - Yeah, that one. It's talking all the time - to you. What it says to you is important. If it is always telling you that you can't and repeating limiting beliefs, you will behave as if it is true. Hijack it. Repeat…
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What a very true statement, have never really thought about it that way. Thanks, Larry
I love the quote “comparison is the theif of joy” because it really is! Thanks Larry hope all is well!
This is a great message.
Can we get this message out the teenagers? and college kids???
Parent’s what do you think?!