“The question is wholly other, deeper and equally relevant to all: whether we shall, by whatever means, succeed in reconstituting the natural world as the true terrain of politics, rehabilitating the personal experience of human beings as the initial measure of things, placing morality above politics and responsibility above our desires, in making human community meaningful, in returning content to human speech, in reconstituting, as the focus of all social action, the autonomous, integral, and dignified human "I."” WorldHumansMeanActionDesireSocialCommunityNaturalHuman BeingsResponsibilityFocusMoralitySucceedSpeechMeaningfulSustainabilityInitialsNatural WorldPersonal ExperiencesAutonomousTerrainSocial Action Author:Vaclav Havel
“Although the traditional focus of Valentine's Day is on women and the gifts they desire, this survey found that not only do men like to get gifts for Valentine's Day, but they also like those gifts to be luxurious. Sixty-three percent of the people we surveyed agreed that this Valentine's Day, Johnnie Walker Blue Label is a great gift for the men in their lives.” PeopleMenDesireThreeFoundFocusHe ManPercentBlueTraditionalLabelsSixtyValentineValentine's DaySurveysWalkersGreat GiftsLuxurious Author:Christopher Parsons
“But when we start to focus in on what our own mind is up to, for instance, it is not unusual to quickly go unconscious again, to fall back into an automatic-pilot mode of unawareness. These lapses in awareness are frequently caused by an eddy of dissatisfaction with what we are seeing or feeling in that moment, out of which springs a desire for something to be different, for things to change.” MindDifferentMomentsFeelingsDesireFallFocusSeeingAwarenessSpringInstanceUnconsciousThat MomentUnusualPilotsDissatisfactionFall BackLapsesUnawareness Book:Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life Source: Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
“Goal-setting is powerful because it provides focus. It shapes our dreams. It gives us the ability to hone in on the exact actions we need to perform to achieve everything we desire in life.” NeedsGivingDreamActionDesireGoalAbilityPowerfulFocusAchieveShapesSettingSettingsOur DreamsSetting Goals Author:Jim Rohn