Morgan Gumber
@mogumbo
Morgan Gumber
don’t be someone you are not just to gain someone’s love. If you do, the person that your loved one is loving is not you. It is the role that you are playing and not your true self who is being loved.
John Townsend • Boundaries in Dating: How Healthy Choices Grow Healthy Relationships
“To be loved equally,” I continued, “is somehow to be loved less. To be loved uniquely—for one’s own special self—is to be loved as much as we need to be loved.”
Adele Faber • Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too
Water is the mirror of the soul. It has many faces, formed by aligning itself with the consciousness of human beings. What gives water its ability to reflect what is in people’s souls? In order to answer that question, I would first like to make sure that you understand this fact: Existence is vibration. The entire universe is in a state of vibrati
... See moreMasaru Emoto • The Hidden Messages in Water
Aristotle makes a distinction between being admired and being loved. When you admire people, you put them on pedestals. When you love people, you want to be together.
Krista Tippett • Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and the Art of Living
One of the most intelligent case studies in design is the Chinese tea cup. They’re made without handles simply because if it’s too hot to touch, it’s too hot to drink.
Humans naturally want to add more. Add a cardboard sleeve, add a warning on the outside of the cup, add a handle. The result of all these things never cools down the actual contents.
... See moreResearchers Penelope Lockwood and Ziva Kunda found that the difference between being inspired by a role model and being demoralized by one comes down to two things: relevance and attainability. When you relate to someone you look up to, you get motivated. And when that person makes you feel you can do that too, bang—that produces real results.
Eric Barker • Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong
It’s that you are disliked by someone. It is proof that you are exercising your freedom and living in freedom, and a sign that you are living in accordance with your own principles.
Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga • The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness
Your habits create your mood, and your mood is a filter through which you experience your life.
Brianna Wiest • 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think
being intentional about mindset