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Mental Gardening

To learn to let go of pain and failure are lifelong tasks - but the rewards are great.

I want to share a thousand-year-old secret with you. So listen carefully, because I'm going to whisper.

What would you say if I told you that the only way to hold on is to let go. That's right, let go so you can be free, releived and relaxed. That's... (continue reading)

Maturity

Maturity is the ability to control anger and settle differences without violence or destruction.

Maturity is patience. It is the willingness to pass up immediate pleasure in favor of the long-term gain.

Maturity is the capacity to face unpleasantness and frustration, discomfort and defeat, without complaint or collapse.

Maturity is humility. It is being big enough to say, "I... (continue reading)

Love & Infatuation

Love is friendship that has caught fire. It takes root and grows ~ one day at a time.

Infatuation is marked by a feeling of insecurity. You are excited and eager, but not genuinely happy. There are nagging doubts, unanswered questions, little bits and pieces about your beloved that you would just as soon not examine too closely. It might spoil the dream.

Love is the quiet understanding... (continue reading)