“I have learned never to underestimate the capacity of the human mind and body to regenerate — even when prospects seem most wretched. The life force may be the least understood force on earth.” - Norman Cousins Several years ago I attended the funeral of a colleague who passed away…

“There is one simple thing wrong with you — you think you have plenty of time” - Carlos Castaneda How many people woke up today believing their lives stretched out in front of them for years or even decades, only to pass away unexpectedly ? Albert Einstein died on 18th…

“It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring” — Carl Sagan Our perception of reality is limited by so many factors, often we aren’t even aware of our inability to see clearly. Nobel prize winning psychologist Daniel…

“Remember: Matter: how tiny your share of it. Time: how brief and fleeting your allotment of it. Fate: how small a role you play in it.” - Marcus Aurelius In Greek mythology the Gods of Olympus offered Achilles a choice — a short, glorious life, or a long, content one…

“The deepest personal defeat suffered by human beings is constituted by the difference between what one was capable of becoming and what one has in fact become.” — Ashley Montagu The notion of travelling back through time to give yourself life advice is an interesting thought experiment. A more useful…

“A great source of calamity lies in regret and anticipation: therefore a person is wise who thinks of the present alone, regardless of the past or future.” - Oliver Goldsmith We often allow the past to affect us or worry about tomorrow but are there other, more helpful ways of…

“Just as nature takes every obstacle, every impediment, and works around it — turns it to its purposes, incorporates it into itself, so, too, a rational being can turn each setback into raw material and use it to achieve its goal.” – Marcus Aurelius None of us will make it…

“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.” -Marcus Tullius Cicero Much has been written about the power of gratitude. According to Wallace Wattles[i] gratitude is a way of connecting with Universal Intelligence -“If it is a new thought to you that gratitude…

Developing a mindset to slow down and enjoy life — “The feeling of being hurried is not usually the result of living a full life and having no time. It is on the contrary born of a vague fear that we are wasting our life. When we do not do the one thing we ought to do, we have no…