365 Life Lessons

365 Life Lessons

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It is Okay to Grieve, But Not to Self-Pity
Life contains difficult experiences, ranging from mildly unpleasant to excruciatingly painful.
To Have a Friend, Be a Friend
Sometimes, the best way to get what you want is to give it away.
Self-Discipline: Extraordinary Life versus Mediocre Life
Consider that, if discipline equals freedom, total discipline equals total freedom.
Discipline = Freedom
It has been said that discipline equals freedom.
Cherish Your Freedom
If you are reading this life lesson today, you are most likely a somewhat free human being.
Support Your Friends’ Businesses
This goes without saying, but needs to be said anyway.
Practice Listening
One of the greatest ways of validating other people, giving the gift of being seen and heard, giving them a sense of worth and importance, and…
Practice Validating Other People
I learned this life lesson because in my family, the great traumatic superpower is to invalidate other people.

June 2025

People Need to be Seen and Heard
There is a great modern spiritual lie that you need to find happiness from within, and that there is something wrong with you if you seek external…
Mind Your Breath
One off the most basic practices in meditation is to keep coming back to your breath.
Have a Firm Handshake
Now, don’t be one of those obnoxious people who tries to crush the hand or dislocate the shoulder of your counterpart whose hand you are shaking.
Look People In Their Eyes
For some folks, this comes naturally, to look directly into other people’s eyes.
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