Thought provoking

Live music is a ritual that evokes a common emotional response to which we attach our singular experiences.

A Reason To Go To Therapy

The classic therapist-produced view of mental health sees it as inside you — in your psyche, in your mind. However, mental health is not inside you. Mental health is the harmony of your existence in relationship to other people and to the future. The sense of wellbeing that infuses you (if you get the balance right) is not... See more

feelings are meant to be felt - that’s what they are for. We heal by acknowledging our emotions and test our heart’s resilience by lingering within the unbearable. It is something music can help us do. We find our hearts are much stronger than we presumed, and what we thought was unbearable was nothing of the sort. Music draws forth these... See more

Entrepreneur Ben Chestnut on the importance of momentum:

"Never sacrifice momentum. I might know a better path, but if we've got a lot of momentum, if everyone's united and they're marching together and the path is O.K., just go with the flow. I may eventually nudge them down a new path, but never stop the troops mid march."

Source: Learn to Love... See more

20 END OF YEAR REFLECTION QUESTIONS
Exit 2024 With Closure and Control
Heather Maietta

How did I live up to my definition of success?

What was my greatest accomplishment this year?

What was one skill I improved upon in 2024?

What about my daily routine worked for me?

What was one thing I spent money on that was invaluable to my career?

What was the biggest

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"Let everything happen to you: Beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final." - Rainer Maria Rilke

"The key is to enjoy hanging out on the edge. That is, you find it interesting to attempt things one step beyond where you are right now. It could be the edge of your ability or the edge of your knowledge or the edge of your network.

If you reach — but just a little — and you do it every week, then you'll take on challenges that are manageable... See more

Too Much Of A Good Thing

This is known as an inverted-U curve:

In their paper, Too Much of a Good Thing, the psychologists Adam Grant and Barry Schwartz reveal the inverted-U-shaped relationship between nearly everything of consequence. Rooted in the ancient philosopher Aristotle’s famous concept of “the golden mean”—“happiness and success are a... See more