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  • Without dreams - both the sleeping and waking kind - life as we know it could not exist. Here are 10 quotes on the magnificence of dreams.
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    10 Quotes on the Power of Dreams

    Dreams, as we understand them, have two definitions. One being the spaces, places and faces we find while we sleep, and the other being the...

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  • We are so conditioned to think that our lives revolve around great moments, but great moments often catch us unawares. A cab ride Kent Nerburn gave...
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    The Cab Ride I’ll Never Forget

    There was a time in my life twenty years ago when I was driving a cab for a living. It was a cowboy's life, a...

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  • I remember my first encounter with Dr. Seuss’ books. We had just moved in from Venezuela, I was in the second grade, and my dad and I would have reading sessions with The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, and Are You My Mother? (Amongst many others.) This last one wasn’t written by Dr. Seuss, though, and yet it feels so much like him. This is because they're all 'Beginner Books', and that’s the amazing legacy that Theodore Seuss Geisel left us. Along with Phyllis Cerf, he co-founded this Random House imprint, so that young children could feel encouraged to read and be engaged in their reading (and I can personally certify that it works). During my trip to Seuss Land, not only did I find myself enjoying the reading once again, but I also relearned these very important life lessons...
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    11 Life Lessons from Dr. Seuss

    I remember my first encounter with Dr. Seuss’ books. We had just moved in from Venezuela, I was in the second grade, and my dad...

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  • The skin horse had lived longer in the nursery than any of the others. He was so old that his brown coat was bald in patches and showed the seams underne...
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    The Skin Horse: A Story About Becoming Real

    The skin horse had lived longer in the nursery than any of the others. He was so old that his brown coat was bald in...

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  • In a world where it is old-fashioned to be private & suspicious to be secretive, we must work to hold the rights to our own story. Oversharing robs us of...
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    Oversharing & Online Privacy: Why You Don’t Owe Anyone Your Story

    “When you go into the public domain by the media route everybody develops the illusion that they own you. They resent even slight efforts at...

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  • These 7 indoor plants are some of the best air-purifiers nature has to offer - and they're beautiful! A win-win situation for body and mind.
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    7 Indoor Plants to Brighten and Purify Your Home or Office

    [bctt tweet="Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died. ~ Erma Bombeck " username="wisdom_pills"] There’s no denying it – a lush, green plant...

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  • Looking for advice on life? Forget counselling (not really) & go straight to The Bard! Here are 7 pieces of timeless, invaluable advice from Shakespeare...
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    The Will to be Wise: Seven Pieces of Advice from Shakespeare

    Although he was a success on stage, William Shakespeare suffered many losses -- his 11-year-old son, his brothers, and his parents died while he was...

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  • In celebration of what would've been the year of his 75th birthday, here are 24 timeless John Lennon quotes on Art, Beauty and Truth...
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    24 Timeless John Lennon Quotes on Art, Beauty and Truth

    There is no question that John Lennon possessed an other-worldly connection to artistic beauty and truth. Musically, he was capable of immensely moving craftsmanship, creating...

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  • Believe it or not, you once knew -- just KNEW, without knowing HOW you knew -- a lot of things you don't now. Here are 7 rules of happiness kids know...
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    7 Rules of Happiness Kids Know, But Adults Forget

    "The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm." ~ Aldous Huxley If...

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  • Within every person both male and female energies exist. The Yin and the Yang, or in Jungian theory, the Anima and Animus, are present in...
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    Redefining the Divine: Balancing the Male and Female Energies

    Within every person the energies of both male and female exist. The Yin and the Yang, or in Jungian theory, the Anima and Animus, are present in various proportions. Most normally, of course, the...

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  • Paulo Coelho's masterwork, The Alchemist, is one of the bestselling books in history. Here are 10 Timeless Truths its pages imparted to us...
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    10 Timeless Truths We Learned from Paulo Coelho’s “The Alchemist”

    "My dear, your father is an engineer. He's a logical, reasonable man with a very clear vision of the world. Do you actually know what...

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    On Being: A Timeless Excerpt From The Tao Te Ching

    Most people think that wisdom has no practical application. That one could read a book like the Tao Te Ching and appreciate the beauty, truth...

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  • Considered by many to be one of the greatest creative minds of the 20th century, "Bucky" Fuller was a man who possessed the ability to look at life from many different angles. "Lateral Thinking" "Outside of the Box" only begin to describe him. Do you enough courage to be naive? Here are 15 Buckminster Fuller quotes.
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    Dare To Be Naive! 15 Buckminster Fuller Quotes

    Buckminster Fuller was a man who possessed the ability to look at life from many different angles. Not only that, but he also knew how...

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  • Buddhism, the most progressive of all the religions, can still be confusing at times. Here, for all your busy needs, is a brilliant "Buddhist Cheat Sheet".
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    A Back Door to Zen: The “Buddhist Cheat Sheet”

    Today's pill? A little something called The "Buddhist Cheat Sheet". In other words, the essence of buddhism on one simple sheet. Bookmark this infographic, because it...

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    The Seven Teachings of the Anishinaabe

    It is said that the Anishinaabeg -- the Ojibwe, Odowa and Potawatome -- came to earth born of the fifth element, the breath of the great...

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  • In love relationships, there is often a BIG difference between the type of love experienced. At the top we have unconditional love; at the bottom, toxicity.
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    True Love & Toxic Love: 14 Core Differences

    "Romantic love is an illusion. Most of us discover this truth at the end of a love affair or else when the sweet emotions of...

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    Living the “Good Life”: The American Executive and the Mexican Fisherman

    [bctt tweet="Like all magnificent things, it's very simple. ~ Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting" username="wisdom_pills"] An American executive was taking a much-needed vacation in a small village along...

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  • An acquaintance ran up to socrates with some gossip. The "Test of Three" was his response.
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    On Gossip: Socrates’ “Test of Three”

    In ancient Greece (469 - 399 BC), Socrates was widely lauded for his wisdom. One day the great philosopher came upon an acquaintance, who ran...

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  • Walt Whitman ~ This is what you shall do; Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to everyone that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy...
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    Walt Whitman: “This is What You Shall Do”

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    4 Questions The Medicine Man Would Ask You…

    In many shamanic societies, if you came to a shaman or medicine man complaining of being disheartened, dispirited, or depressed, they would ask one of...

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    Roald Dahl & Shel Silverstein on Thinking Beautiful Thoughts

    "When I was a young man and was prone to speak critically, my father would say: 'Cynics do not contribute, skeptics do not create, doubters...

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  • Many years ago, at the gateway to heaven, there was a unique inquiry made by a man who had only just arrived... This is the parable of the long spoons.
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    Of Heaven & Hell: The Parable of the Long Spoons

    [bctt tweet="Habit rules the unreflecting herd. ~ William Wordsworth" username="wisdom_pills"] Many years ago, at the gateway to heaven, there was a unique inquiry made by...

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Feeling Stuck? 4 Ways To Awaken Your Creativity Among Natural Surroundings

Everyone has slumps or dry periods -- even natural 'creative types'. What many don't know, however, is how dependably nature re-invigorates creativity...
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Technology has been a boon for writers. We can research any topic we want without having to travel to libraries, publish our books without a…

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Why You Need A 3 Day Weekend, According To Science

Contrary to popular belief, shortening the workweek isn’t just for employees. A 3 day weekend can also benefit companies in many ways.
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Editorial

Have you ever felt that dragging, unfocused, exhausted feeling on the last day of the workweek? Of course you have. Anyone who has ever worked…

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7 Tips For Environmentally Conscious Travellers

If you're a traveller, chances are you also love the planet & have come to realize that it must be protected. Here are 7 tips...
Amelia Dermott

If you’re a traveller, chances are you also love the planet and have come to realize that it must be protected. For every glorious natural…

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4 Reasons True Success Is Impossible Without True Self Love

Self-love is the most vital piece of any journey that ends in success. Without the love of oneself, your successes will be short-lived, one-dimensional or not fully savored. Self-love is the foundation from which all positive things arise — this includes relationships, our careers and hobbies, and yes, even literal successes.
Serene Hitchcock

Though ‘success’ is a relative term, depending on your particular goals, most of us would agree that the mere act of striving and achieving something…

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How Doing Less Makes You More Productive: The Paradox of Good Down-Time

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Monica Kucharski

“Less is more.”  We’ve all heard this saying before, but usually in the context of design rules, not personal productivity.  When we are told that…

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The Dangerous Ways We Compare Ourselves on Social Media and How To Stop

Comparison is part of being a human, it seems, but the way in which we compare ourselves to others on social media is dangerously out of proportion...
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Laura Sciarpelletti

2017 marked a year of big life events, according to my Facebook feed. Not a single day—and I do mean not one—went by without one…

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Bad Love: Breaking Down The Behaviors That Keep Us In Unhappy Relationships

The habit of continuing to make the same mistakes and getting into unhappy relationships is a pattern that haunts far too many humans. The psychology...
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Laura Sciarpelletti

What are some of the most common behaviours that keep us in unhappy relationships? According to psychologists, it’s the fear of being alone and a hunger…

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The Only Difference Between Heaven and Hell? Your Mind.

What is the true provenance of heaven and hell? Not out there, but here, in this life? Is it possible they could be... a little closer to home?
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Editorial

We could say that every individual human being lives in a world of their own, so to speak. Some people live in a world where…

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A Short Story: Misfortune
 Befalls the Monk Next Door

The story of the monk next door who was accused of impregnating the daughter of a neighbour and what happens when the child is born.
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Editorial

“The hero is the man of self achieved submission.” ~ Joseph Campbell   The Zen Master Hakuin lived in a small town in Japan, and…

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The Keeper of the Spring

Years ago, an old man was hired by a town councilman to keep the waters of an Austrian village on the alps clean... The Tale of "The Keeper of the Spring"
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“I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything,…

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The Gaia Hypothesis: The Holistic Nature of Planet Earth

The Gaia Hypothesis is the idea that the Earth is a single living entity that sustains a kind of homeostasis, first proposed by James Lovelock...
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“We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, our actions run…

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The Peace Blanket: A Cheyenne Tale of Reconciliation

The Peace Blanket: A Cheyenne Tale of Reconciliation is a short re-telling of "Through Water and Fire” by Steven Nolt and Harry Loewen.
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Matthew Gindin

Lawrence Hart was angry and cold and ready to go home. He and the other younger Cheyenne were waiting while the elders consulted about how…

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Why We Should Love Our Enemies: Martin Luther King, Jr. on the Importance of Losing Enmity

A moving excerpt from Martin Luther King Jr.'s exemplary and timeless 1957 Christmas speech on why we should love our enemies.
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“Why should we love our enemies? The first reason is fairly obvious. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already…

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The Kindness Virus: How Paying It Forward Works For Everyone

Have you ever heard of "paying it forward"? It’s the simple idea that if you do something nice for somebody, they are more likely to then go on to do...
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Sarah Hunter

Do you ever get that warm fuzzy feeling when you do something nice for someone? It is a zillion times more satisfying than when you…

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32 Incredibly Wise (And Often Hilarious) Quotes From Small Children

As anyone who has ever spent a lot of time with them knows, children are often wise beyond their years. Here are 32 wise quotes from small children...
Madison Sonnier

Oh, the blissful innocence of childhood. Kids come into this world fully armed with perspective, vulnerability, curiosity, joy, humor, and innate wisdom. And it’s these…

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5 Reminders That Will Help You Achieve TRUE Success

True success is not defined by money or fame, but the quality of the life you create. This depends primarily on the way you treat others...
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Wes Annac

If you’re striving for success — independently or through employment with a company you’d like to move up in — a few things should be…

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A Short Story: The Hospital Window

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Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon…

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Why Do We Daydream, and Is It Good or Bad For Us?

Everyone daydreams. But exactly WHY do we daydream, and is it good or bad for us? Laura Sciarpelletti takes a look at what science has to say about it...
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Laura Sciarpelletti

In a society pushed by the expectation of productivity, daydreaming tends to have a negative reputation. Anyone who watched after school specials as a child…

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10 Websites That Will Make You More Clever, Wise & Informed

We live in an age of information explosion. In all the clutter, who has time to find the real gems? Here are 10 websites that will make you more clever, wise & informed.
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Anthony Cerullo

Ok, so lets start this off by stating that you are, most likely, already a clever, wise and informed person. Of course you are! You’re you.…

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5 So-Called ‘Bad’ Qualities That Can Actually Be Good

Have you ever been berated for possessing 'bad qualities'? Who decides what is good and what is bad? Not only do these definitions change from...
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Shanti Rao

Have you ever been berated for possessing ‘bad’ qualities? Who decides what is good and what is bad? Not only do these definitions change from…

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What Is Emotional Intelligence? 5 Signs You Have High Emotional Intelligence

Emotional intelligence, more than any other factor, more than I.Q. or expertise, accounts for 85% to 90% of success at work... I.Q. is a threshold...
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Jill Felix

“Emotional intelligence, more than any other factor, more than I.Q. or expertise, accounts for 85% to 90% of success at work… I.Q. is a threshold…

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Is Your Thinking Distorted? 15 Common Forms of Psychological Self Sabotage

A very helpful list of the most common forms of psychological self sabotage to enable you to better recognize the inner saboteur when s/he becomes active...
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The inner saboteur. Whether you realize it or not you’ve had your dealings with him/her. Everyone has. Self sabotage due to the shadow side is…

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Artist Creates a Full-Size Parthenon Out of 100,000 Banned Books at Historic Nazi Book Burning Site

Witness the incredible spectacle of art fighting back against censorship in Marta Minujín's 'The Parthenon of Books', a colossal replica of the Greek...
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Editorial

The practice of book-banning (not to mention book-burning) is one of the ugliest forms of censorship known to us, and, as history has repeatedly shown,…

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8 “Zen Tricks” to Help Melt Stress Away and Improve Every Day

Stressed? Exhausted? Over worked and under rested? Here are 8 Zen tricks to help melt that stress away and improve every day.
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Sarah Landrum

All humans experience stress, no matter who they are. There are a million and one things that can set you off every single day. And…

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Green Exercise: 5 Reasons To Skip The Gym and Exercise In Nature

Gyms, as we all know, can be stuffy, smelly and overcrowded. What's the solution? Take your workout outdoors. Here are 5 benefits of green exercise...
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Amanda Lumley

As you make your way to the gym for your daily, weekly – or for some of us, monthly – workout, take a moment to…

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The Ideal Career For Your Personality Type: Infographic

The Myer’s Briggs test tells us that we are a certain personality type & we fit certain jobs very closely. What's your ideal career?
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Did you know that there’s an “ideal” career waiting for you out there? Regardless of what many detractors against the “made for” theory might say,…

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15 Inspirational Quotes All Women Need To Hear

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Ariane Laezza

It seems nearly impossible these days to login to any of our chosen social media accounts without seeing a bombardment of inspirational quotes across our…

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6 Quotes On The Darkness Within Each of Us, and Why It’s Wonderful

The majority of humans will deny that they have any real darkness within them, but this is simply not the case. And the less aware of the inner dark side...
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Walker Edwards

The dark side within us has long been a subject of much discussion, debate, and fear. No human being is entirely “good-natured”, or entirely “bad”.…

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The Science of Self Control: 8 Things We Now Know About This Aspect of Higher Consciousness

Most people understand self control on an intuitive level, but what does science have to say about this aspect of higher-consciousness? Here are 8 facts.
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Self control is delaying short-term gratification in favour of long-term outcomes. It is the investment of cognitive, emotional and behavioural resources to achieve a desired…

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10 Rules For Being Human

Being human is tough, it's true. And while some people may *seem* more confident than others, everyone finds themselves searching at one point or another...
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“Aspire to be wise – wisdom is the ultimate path of your life, and it knows no limits other than those you impose on yourself.”…

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