When one door closes, push open another
“When something ends – a job, a relationship, one’s good health – you just don’t stand by and wait f...
Stop ruminating
“New solutions and fresh ways of seeing a problem do not typically come from worrying, especially ch...
Stop thinking about yourself
“Of all the things people think about during the day, the one topic of thought related to the worst...
When you put the pieces back together make the vessel stronger
“The work of healing is like finding, sorting, and putting together the pieces of an ancient pot. T...
Stop doing what isn’t working and try something new
“An absence of overriding personal ambition together with shrewd common sense are among the essentia...
Make the most of midlife crisis
“Perhaps middle age is, or should be, a period of shedding shells; the shell of ambition, the shell...
Change your questions
“A world of questions is a world of possibility. Questions open our minds, connect us to each other...
Identify the problem behind the problem
“The fact that you don’t have any money is a result of all your other problems. You have thinking...
In the trials of adversity work on character strength
“It is through character that personal leadership and excellence are exercised; it is character that...
Go off alone somewhere
“The capacity to be alone is a valuable resource when changes of mental attitude are required… The...