I once found myself in complete breakdown. In 2006, my professional life was soaring: As a CEO and motivational speaker, I was inspiring people all over the country, writing books, and having great success. Yet I was nearly 100 pounds overweight and living in personal shame. I was silently depressed. I was teaching people how to live their dreams—but I was living in my nightmare. My wake-up call came at […]
Archive | April, 2013
May Moon Shine
“The most beautiful people are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.” ― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross “You enter the forest at the darkest point, where there is no path. […]
Rumi | This being human is a guest house
This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival; a joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and attend them all! Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows who violently sweep your house empty of its furniture, still, treat each guest honorably. He may be clearing you out for some new delight. The dark thought, the sane, the shame, the […]
Bo Lozoff | You can do hard
“Success is a series of glorious defeats.” – Mahatma Gandhi The deep, wonderful secrets of life, the mysterious presence of the Divine, the joy of cherishing each other, the beauty of nature, the satisfaction of helping out, our journey into Ageless Wisdom–all exist only in our everyday life. There is no bigger ball field on which to find meaning. It’s either right here today, or it’s nowhere. We seem to be […]
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