“People around us change and circumstances change. We can often find ourselves struggling against those things.” PeopleStruggleCircumstances Author:Roger Housden
“The capacity to become aware of the givens of our existence - such as change - and to actually welcome those as just part of our human experience releases the struggle.” HumansGivenExistenceStruggleCapacityWelcomeReleaseHuman Experience Author:Roger Housden
“If you have to put someone on a pedestal, put teachers. They are society's heroes.” IfsTeacherHeroPedestal Author:Guy Kawasaki
“Most of us make an effort to do and be the best we can be, which leads to a distinction we need to make between the notion of struggle and the notion of effort.” NeedsEffortStruggleNotionBeing The BestDistinction Author:Roger Housden
“If we're trying to get the perfect house, the perfect relationship or the perfect job, it's likely there's some kind of fear driving us beyond the natural wish to improve. It's really the refusal to acknowledge that life - including ourselves - is simply not perfect.” IfsTryingKindJobsHouseWishNaturalPerfectIncludingDrivingAcknowledgeRefusalNot PerfectPerfect RelationshipPerfect Job Author:Roger Housden
“No matter how many vitamins you take, how much Pilates, you'll lose your keys, your hair and your memory.” MatterLosesMemoriesHairKeysOur MemoriesVitaminsPilates Author:Ellen Bass
“Your wallet will be stolen, you'll get fat, slip on the bathroom tiles of a foreign hotel and crack your hip.” FatsHipsHotelCracksSlipsBathroomStolenWalletsTiles Author:Ellen Bass
“I certainly spent many years in my early life chasing all over the globe for meaning and purpose. I'd feel like I'd found it, then it would fade away again.” FeelsYearsPurposeFoundFadesGlobesChasingFade AwayEarly Life Author:Roger Housden
“I had a classic case of what people call "seeker's disease." That was part of my journey, but now, meaning is like a secret that's revealing itself moment by moment, day by day.” PeopleMomentsSecretCasesJourneyDiseaseClassicRevealingSeekersMy Journey Author:Roger Housden
“When we're fully engaged in the present moment, no matter what we're doing, the question of meaning never seems to arise. It's because we feel fulfilled and that is inherently meaningful.” FeelsMatterMomentsSeemsNo Matter WhatMeaningfulAriseEngagedPresent MomentFulfilled Author:Roger Housden