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Best Life Quotes

The Fringe Benefits of Failure

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The knowledge that you have emerged wiser and stronger from setbacks means that you are, ever after, secure in your ability to survive. You will never truly know yourself, or the strength of your relationships, until both have been tested by adversity. Such knowledge is a true gift, for all that it is painfully won, and it has been worth more than any qualification I ever earned.
-J.K. Rowling (Commencement Address, Harvard Alumni Association)

You can read the entire speech with video HERE (CLICK HERE).

You can also watch the video below:

J.K. Rowling Speaks at Harvard Commencement from Harvard Magazine on Vimeo.

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Words of Wisdom

How Do You Start a New Year?

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It’s already eleven in the morning where I am, and yet I can’t help but feel that the day is only just beginning, after all, the year has only just begun. How do you start a day, especially if it’s the very first day of the year? Simple I guess, you start it the way you should start each and every day that is given you, you start it with HOPE.


HOW DO YOU START A NEW YEAR?

You start not with a heart full of burden,

but with a heart that is empty and waiting to be filled;

you start not with eyes soaked in tears,

but with a vision clear and sure for the year;

you start not with doubts nor anxieties,

but with trust upon God and upon your God-given seeds;

you start not with demands,

but with a grateful heart for all that you have been given through the years;

you start not with anger,

but with a forgiving peaceful heart;

you start not with jealousy,

but with a spirit that rejoices with your friends;

you start not with defeat,

but with a victorious voice;

you start not with chaos,

but with a prayerful song;

you start not with evil,

but with good, and an enlightened heart;

you start with all that God has given you,

and with the hope of all that is to come,

knowing that whatever happens,

you are a child of God,

special,

beloved,

and destined for something

even more wonderful

than the stars!

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self help

Beat the Stress Away With These 50 Stress Buster Tips!

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1. Listen to soothing music that can calm you down after a stressful day.

2. Relax before you suffer from burnout.

3. Learn to say YES to leisure and recreation.

4. Learn to say NO to too much work and extra curricular activities.

5. Practice the art of BREATHING slowly and deeply.

6. Prioritize, you cannot do everything at the same time.

7. Don’t rush. Avoid cramming to beat the deadline.

8. Work only on activities you are passionate about.

9. Learn to handle stressful people, do not get intimidated by them.

10. STRATEGIZE. Learn to follow the easiest path instead of making life more difficult for you.

11. PRAY. Connect to God who is the Source of all Grace and Rest.

12. Get enough SLEEP.

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13. Avoid stressful people.

14. Clear your mind from unreasonable expectations and avoid unnecessary frustrations.

15. Dont sweat over the small stuff.

16. Instead of worrying, make a realistic plan to solve your problem.

17. Let go of your fears.

18. Arrive early in the office and avoid the stress of rush hours.

19. Learn to communicate well in order to avoid undue stress from misunderstandings.

20. Eat lots of fruits and vegetables.

21. Exercise and release those toxins from your system.

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22. Keep a journal of things you have to do instead of worrying about them in your head.

23. Take care of your health.

24. Buy aromatherapy candles and set a relaxing atmosphere.

25. Have a body massage that will relax your tensed muscles.

26. Pamper yourself! Go shopping if you want to and buy that dress you want.

27. Manage your finances and avoid the stress of being unable to pay your loans.

28. Learn the art of ACCEPTANCE. Accept the things you cannot change.

29. TRUST GOD. He will never let you down!

30. Enjoy an out of town vacation once in a while.

31.Travel to a place you have never been.

32.Meet new people.

33.Write letters of gratitude to those who help brighten up your day.

34.Spend a day away from your computer and mobile phone.

35.Write ten things to be thankful for.

36.Listen to the soothing sound of crashing waves.

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37.Have fun playing with children.

38.Get a hobby. Paint or learn to cook new dishes.

39.Ride a bus instead of driving your car once in a while. It will take the stress of driving away.

40.Delegate tasks that stress you out.

41.Imagine a perfect day. How would your day feel like?

42.Take a hot shower and enjoy the sensations that comes along with it.

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43.Change into some comfortable clothes when you dont need to wear formal attire.

44.Have a footspa and pamper your feet!

45.Unwind with a good book.

46.Learn to let go of your anger.

47.Learn to let go of your past if it keeps on hurting you.

48.Learn to let go of the future if it worries you. Let God take care of it instead.

49.Take a nice walk around the park.

50.Learn to accept your mistakes instead of punishing yourself for committing them.

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Words of Wisdom

What Is An Empath?

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I am an empath. I could easily feel other people’s feelings, good or bad, as though they were my own. To an empath, the problem is not in connecting with another person, for it is as natural as breathing. The problem of an empath is how to set boundaries between herself and that of another person’s skin.

This boundary is not a wall that completely shuts out all the rest while enclosing oneself within. But it is more like the human skin, still sensitive, still able to touch, but is able to DEFINE the person within one’s own unique and beautiful personality.

There had been many times when I felt being absorbed into the personality of another. I could understand so well and actually live within the other person’s perspective. But along the way, I also lose my own self, like I didn’t exist at all! I didn’t like it when I felt as invisible as the wind. The wind touches you and knows you, yet you couldn’t grasp it. And at times, you aren’t even aware it’s there.

I don’t like to live like I’m invisible. I want to leave a mark, my own mark saying that I have lived and I have made a difference.

It could only happen if I’m able to define who I am, the person who is going to make that mark.

Yes, I am an empath, but I am somebody who needs also to be seen and understood.

I am special.

I am beautiful.

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Words of Wisdom

I Can Handle Me

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I am no less of a person by flaws that you see in
me; I am no lesser for I am not those flaws. I
know who I am, my flaws and my strengths, and
there is no better person who can handle me but me.