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41 " A lot of the relationships we have are based on how the other person makes us feel about ourselves, and that only heightens the sense of loss at their departure "
― Humble the Poet , Unlearn: 101 Simple Truths for a Better Life
42 " have realized on my journey that I love creativity, so now any path that brings me closer to creativity is a path I’m open "
43 " Putting faith in your wings is only logical if you train those muscles, and muscles are best strengthened with resistance and stability training. "
44 " The only way to remedy hard luck is with hard work. The curveballs that life throws you are only going to be an issue if you haven’t been practicing your swing. "
45 " There’s no growth in your comfort zone, there’s no comfort in your growth zone. It’s not a Venn diagram and there’s no happy medium. "
46 " normal these things really are. We tend to amplify our problems and sink into a center-of-the-world mentality, thinking that the entire universe is conspiring against us; it’s not. We "
47 " Sikhi has a concept of tyar bar tyar, meaning “always be prepared.” Figure out what you want, and prepare for it. Have faith in your power of alchemy to turn every opportunity into gold. "
48 " it’s more of an understanding that it’s in our nature to find the path of least resistance. If someone found success creating a certain path, you can be sure that path will be clogged with people trying to follow in their footsteps. "
49 " A simple shift in what your mind is paying attention to can do wonders for the way you feel. "
50 " When you pave your own road, there’s less traffic. "
51 " Improve your relationship with all your emotions because there’s a lot to discover from them. I’m grateful that I have a variety of emotions. They teach me something new about myself on a regular basis. "
52 " Needing attention and observing what works and what doesn’t fulfills that need and paints us a new picture of ourselves that over time distances us from who we really are. "
53 " To attain knowledge, add things every day. To attain wisdom, remove things every day. —LAO TZU "
54 " Needing attention and observing what works and what doesn’t fulfills that need and paints us a new picture of ourselves that over time distances us from who we really are. We tend to not express ourselves, but rather express what works, and what makes us stand out or fit in. "
55 " You can only start being yourself when you start to get to know yourself. So turn off the distractions, sit down, and have a conversation with the most important person in your life … YOU. "
56 " Unhappiness is simply when the picture in your head doesn't match the picture in front of you. "
57 " Don’t fear the discomfort. When you were a baby first crawling, there was discomfort. When you learned to walk, run, ride a bike, read, and write, there was discomfort. Don’t deny yourself the opportunity for a better life simply because you’re scared to roll up your sleeves and do some work. We tend to sabotage our happiness by ignoring the wonderful things in our life. It’s a martyr syndrome, where we confuse self-pity for self-love. Nothing worthwhile comes from feeling sorry for yourself. That self-pity only isolates you from the beauty and catalysts of happiness around you. "
58 " Failure isn’t the opposite of success, it’s a path to it. "
― Humble the Poet , Things No One Else Can Teach Us
59 " Respecting the fact that relationships are based on conditions may not be the most romantic, but it is the most realistic. "
60 " This shit doesn't get easier, we just get stronger "