“All good books are alike in that they are truer than if they had really happened and after you are finished reading one you will feel that all that happened to you and afterwards it all belongs to you: the good and the bad, the ecstasy, the remorse and sorrow, the people and the places and how the weather was. If you can get so that you can give that to people, then you are a writer.”
~ Ernest Hemingway
Look in the mirror. Point at the person you see and tell him/her, “I love you. You are alright the way you are.”
“The first thing to ask when writing a sentence is ‘What am I trying to do?'”
If life were perfect, there’d be no lessons to learn. All the setbacks, knockdowns, and suffering we experience provide new lessons to meet the challenges ahead.
Joe: “My girlfriend told me I need to be more affectionate. I took her advice.”
Pete: “What did you do?”
Joe: “Now, I have two girlfriends.”
The moment to act to go after your goal is now. Don’t hesitate. Do something, anything that takes you closer to your goal. It won’t come knocking at your door. Go after it and never look back.
Step back for a moment, look and become aware of what is happening, think about it. You’ll know what to do at the right moment!
“Our mind is enriched by what we receive, our heart by what we give.”
~ Victor Hugo
Social connections appear to be good for health. “People who are more socially connected to family, friends, and community are happier, healthier, and live longer than people who are less well connected,” says Dr. Waldinger.
It’s important to nurture or improve existing relationships with family, friends, and spouses. “People who work on their relationships and stay in relationships are happier,” explains Dr. Waldinger — even if the relationships have ups and downs. “It doesn’t have to be smooth all the time,” he says, “as long as you feel you can count on the other when the going gets tough.”
