One of the points that all wise men and women agree on is this: If we want our world to improve, we should work on ourselves first. That’s where the significant gains are to be found. Focusing on the inadequacies of others, or the unfairness in the world, is often just a trap of our own making as we resist looking in the mirror.

Awareness influences and enables all that we are and all that we strive for.

Generally, people like people who are like themselves.

We don’t put up with having our computers hacked for the benefit of others, so why cede control of our minds and our very being to anyone else?

You simply can’t fit a gallon of desires into a quart container. And yet we continually try to do just that. What we need is a different approach. A bigger bottle would also help.

The world we live in, i.e., the life we perceive, is a perfect reflection, a mirror image, of our internal reality.

How we define and frame the world around us creates our so-called reality.

Experience, common sense, and intuition are not obsolete in the computer age. In fact, they could very well be more crucial now than ever.

If we are to truly evolve and grow, it’s not enough to read about concepts. We must also incorporate them into our lives. Unless they are applied, and unless their worth is verified and validated through personal experience, their influence will be minimal. To really be effective, learning also has to be experiential.