https://youtu.be/4bcYsp0Swhc Leaving the past in the past is a hard thing to do, more often then not we have so many good memories of bygone years that we become incredibly nostalgic about those times. Because frankly we don't know what lies ahead and that lack of certainty leads to a craving to recapture the glory …
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https://youtu.be/dwEgVK8I3lE When We Are Not Willing To Put It Down Sometimes we need to give up the ghost, there are things in the past that are better off being left behind and us moving forward. We had discussed why you should not look back once you've made the decision to move on from something. But …
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https://youtu.be/RB0NGQLIm3A We Are Timid By Biology Most people are afraid to speak their mind. They are afraid of the judgement they may get from other people, unsure of the consequences of expressing thoughts and putting them into reality. Because the fact of the matter is that we were wired to need the validation, approval and …
https://youtu.be/qYYa1XkKuzg When Life is Going Nowhere... Sometimes it feels like we are stuck, having hit a wall, or fallen into a rut, fallen on hard times or any of a number of analogies. The point is, it's people that think they are stuck when they actually aren't. Because the fact of the matter is that …
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https://youtu.be/zdSrgShdy44 Making a Difference Making a monumental impact on the greatest number of people possible, that is a noble goal to set out over. Because at the end of the day, once we die, that is the end of our lives, we cease having a significant impact over those that are around us. And we …
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https://youtu.be/abgRKlvYzmw Pain, Pleasure and the Human Psyche I believe it has been heavily researched in a number of studies that human beings are much more adverse to feeling pain then they are eager in seeking pleasure. It can be said then, that it is part of human nature that we are very risk adverse. Building …
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https://youtu.be/5DjymTXUmSg Loyalty is a Virtue Across cultures, countries and continents, loyalty is seen as a key virtue in normal human interactions. Which is all well and good as loyalty breeds trust and trust is needed for cooperation, to build the many aspects that make up civilization. It's been said that no man is an island, …
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A Key Difference Between Childhood and Adulthood Sacrifice. Wait, better to start off by saying that life is a series of decisions. We have choices we need to make, some of these choices are hard, and those decisions define us. Whether we choose to make our own matters our own or have others decide for …
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A truth though merited is not always wanted. Sometimes it is best to just hold your tongue and let others figure things out on their own time when they are ready.
https://youtu.be/JSqyjTq3gms A Grain of Sand in a Foreign Land Integration into a new society is difficult. As a lone outsider, drawing new connections and establishing new points of contact from scratch is not easy. This is compounded when you are in a different country and continent. So what is to be done then? The simple …
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