Health Anxiety Part One – What Is It and How You Can Overcome It
Do you worry that you may have or could acquire a serious medical illness? Do you constantly research disease symptoms on line? Do illnesses like cancer, heart attack, and multiple sclerosis scare you?
More Americans Than Ever Are Depressed With Most Not Receiving Treatment, CDC Reveals
Depression has surged across the U.S., affecting over 13% of individuals aged 12 and older. Despite the rise, less than half receive therapy or treatment, exacerbating emotional and physical health impacts.
Do My Dreams Mean Anything? A Philosophical Look at the Unconscious Mind
Every night, we leave the grand tapestry of intricate details that make up our daily lives and travel into a completely different world. Our dreams can certainly be wild, utterly nonsensical, and seemingly completely divorced from ourselves and our reality. However, since ancient times, dreams have held a special status across many different cultures. […]
3 Daily Habits that Keep Holding 90 Percent of Us Back (Week After Week)
If it keeps you busy but will hurt you someday, it's a distraction. Don't sell yourself short. Life is too short not to focus more on what matters most.
The lighter penguin is an elderly female whose partner died this year. The darker one is a younger male who lost his partner two years ago. Biologists have followed them as they meet every night to comfort each other. They stand for hours together watching the lights.
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10 Hard Things We Should All Do for Ourselves More Often
Don't avoid doing these hard things for yourself. Your mind and body both need to be exercised to gain strength, consistently.
Which team succeeded in the end?
The team that took consistent daily action.
Why?
Because what we do EVERY day defines us!
Today’s progress is always compounded by yesterday’s effort, no matter how small.
In most cases, problems like these are not caused not by a physically present limitation, but by a weakness of the mind — specifically, a lack of self-discipline.
We put the hard things off until tomorrow — because the “weather” is bad — until we’ve lost our edge. We grow accustomed to the idea that things should be easier than they are, and that waiting another day or two makes the best sense. Then one day we wake up and we’re emotionally incapable of doing the hard things that must be done — it’s too late.
Remember, many great things can be done in a day if you don’t always make that day tomorrow. Take positive action and plant the right seeds in your life right now. Nature herself does not distinguish between what seeds she receives. She grows whatever seeds are planted. This is the way life works. Be mindful of the seeds you plant today, as they will become the crop you harvest tomorrow.
The Stoics would have loved the expression we have today: Don’t talk about it, be about it. In fact, this was a theme Epictetus hit time and time again. “Don’t explain your philosophy,” he said, “embody it.” Real leaders don’t waste their time comparing themselves to other people or complaining or bragging. Their actions speak […]