“The sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.” Carl Yung I just finished reading an enlightening article on a website for teachers called Teachervision that talks about the types of questions teachers should engage students in to help … [Read more...] about 6 Ways to Get a Conversation Started
4 Home Grown Humility Lessons
“True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.” –C.S. Lewis Humility has been playing a major role in my life this year. Humility is lowly and meek on the outside but courteous and respectful throughout. Humility puts others first. Maybe … [Read more...] about 4 Home Grown Humility Lessons
Stop Believing Your Own Lie
“You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith and hope.” – Thomas Merton What are your challenges … [Read more...] about Stop Believing Your Own Lie
The Pursuit of Happiness…You Thought This Would be Easy?
3 Questions to Help you Get your Happiness On What does happiness mean to you? Is it having everything you want or does happiness live inside of something else like good health, good relationships, or goodness itself? Maybe it should be called the pursuit of … [Read more...] about The Pursuit of Happiness…You Thought This Would be Easy?
10 Times Gratitude Annihilates Entitlement
“The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the … [Read more...] about 10 Times Gratitude Annihilates Entitlement
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