Entries Tagged as 'Life'

Monday, June 29th, 2009

How To Make Today Memorable

Nobody can go back and start a new beginning,
but anyone can start today and make a new ending.
- Maria Robinson
Yesterday is gone and tomorrow is just a figment of the imagination.  So if you think about it, today is the only day you’re alive.  Today is the day that matters the most.
Here’s how to make […]

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

How Love Begins

The greatest thing you’ll ever learn
Is to love and be loved in return.
- Natalie Cole
On a chilly October night nine years ago…
I would have preferred not to write to you.  In fact, about a week ago, I put a post-it note on my computer monitor that said, “What would Skyman do?” (Skyman is my cat).  […]

Monday, June 15th, 2009

How To Win a Race in Last Place

 
This guest post was written by Alex Fayle, author of Someday Syndrome.
When I was seven years old, I won a foot race in last place.
An Outsider
Due to foul play at other schools, the local school district enacts a mandatory policy during recess hours that segregates the schoolyard based on gender.  Boys and girls are no […]

Monday, June 8th, 2009

20 Life Lessons I Learned in My 20’s

With an impending 28th birthday on my mind, I spent some quiet time this evening reflecting on my recent past.  And I’ve come to realize that my 20’s taught me a lot about life.  So, I figured I’d share a few lessons I’ve learned along the way.

If you’re smiling right now, you’re doing something right.
It’s […]

Monday, June 1st, 2009

The Art of Being Naked

The Girl
She has dirty blond hair, a seductive smile, and the most engaging set of hazel green eyes I’ve ever seen.  It’s the kind of engaging I can’t ignore… the kind that makes me want to engage too.  Because she’s mysterious.  And I’m curious.  And I need to know more.
Yet, I do my best to […]

Sunday, May 24th, 2009

How To Choose Happiness With Words

This guest post was written by Tehseen, the author of Recharge Your Mind.
Happiness is simply a state of mind.  No, I’m not implying that we can instantly heal the pain of a severe or unexpected personal tragedy just by thinking about being happy.  Rather, I am referring to our levels of happiness on routine […]

Sunday, May 17th, 2009

Who Will Save Your Life?

In the summer of 1997, at the age of fifteen, I learned a valuable life lesson.
And I learned it the hard way.
Leave It There For Now
“Go deep!” Roger shouts.  I sprint as fast as I can, but not fast enough.  The football flies over my head, bounces off the ground, and takes a massive leap […]

Sunday, May 10th, 2009

5 Practical Steps for Generating
New Ideas and Insights

This guest post was written by Glen Allsopp, the author of PluginID.
About a year ago, I feared I would struggle to build an audience for my new personal development website.  My fear was solely based on the fact that I had just turned 19.  I simply assumed most people would question my age, and thus, […]

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009

When Less Advice is the Best Advice

The subject of her email reads “CRISIS.”  I could tell she hastily wrote it in a state of desperation, since it’s filled with misspellings, flighty run-on sentences, and profanity.  A premise of self-doubt bleeds from every single line.  All of which caught me off-guard, because it isn’t like her to be so pessimistic.
Lost at 25
Like […]

Sunday, April 26th, 2009

What Money Can’t Buy

You aren’t wealthy until you have something money can’t buy.
- Garth Brooks

A First Kiss from Someone Special – The sweet rush of butterflies in your tummy when you kiss someone special for the very first time.
The Realization of True Love – The warm feeling you get many years after your first kiss when you realize […]