Health

Suffering = Pain x Resistance. Acceptance is the antidote to resistance. Without it, the pain melts away.

– Kristen Neff

You can’t do anything about the length of your life but you can do something about its depth and its meaning.

– H. L. Mencken

Things that are not in your control – Stephen Covey

• The actions of others
• The past
• The opinions of others
• What happens around you
• The outcome of your efforts
• The future
• How others take care of themselves
• What other people think of you

Things that are in your control – Stephen Covey

• Your thoughts and actions
• What you give your energy to
• How you speak to yourself
• How do you spend your free time
• The goals you set
• How you handle challenges
• Your Boundaries

“I’m just being honest” is a poor excuse for being rude. Candor is being forthcoming in what you say. Respect is being considerate in how you say it. Being direct with the content of your feedback doesn’t prevent you from being thoughtful about the best way to deliver it.

– Adam Grant

There’s a fine line between being an empathic parent and teaching your child the right time and place to share their emotions. Society by in large frowns on being vulnerable in public. So how do we express ourselves without fear of judgment? I don’t know the right answer to that, but maybe the solution lies somewhere in the transition between childhood and adulthood.

– Dad