Smile moreExpect lessThink lessBe presentGive more Make a list of things that make you happyMake a list of things that you do every dayCompare the listsAdjust accordingly Sources of unhappiness:– Comparisons– Too much self-importance– The difference between reality & expectations– Nostalgia– Making life more complicated than it needs to be
Category Archives: Fav Quotes
You’ll never change your life until…
You’ll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.
My Favorite Quotes
When I like a quote, or a quote resonates with me, I try to write it down. Here are some of my favorite quotes.
Life is Easy. Less is More.
In the West, we value ambition, accomplishment, progress, competition, productivity, civilization, order, and innovation. These are noble values. In our quest for achievements along these values, we frequently, or should say I frequently, find myself overwhelmed by the activities, decisions, and options that I have to consider and choose from. In those moments, I findContinue reading “Life is Easy. Less is More.”
Shades of Grey = Free
Many people like to think of the world in black and white. “I am this therefore can’t be that.” Best example of that for me was growing up. I was born in Turkey. So I was born a Turk. The prevalent way of thinking around me was – you are Turk, therefore you are toContinue reading “Shades of Grey = Free”
Albert on Intellect…
“We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality. It cannot lead; it can only serve.”– Albert Einstein
Love vs. Power
Most of my life, I struggled with the question of how to balance Power with Love. How to be powerful yet kind, without giving away one’s power? And then, one day I came across this great quote by MLK which helped frame the issue for me. “Power without love is reckless and abusive, and loveContinue reading “Love vs. Power”
They can because…
They can because they think they can.– Virgil
Wisdom is…
Wisdom is knowing we are all One. Love is what it feels like and compassion is what it acts like. – Ethan Walker III
Kerim Baran 