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Great expectations – you are your own worst enemy

After having a discussion with a friend about people’s expectations in life, I have come across a quote by Lisa Kleypass, which totally summarised my position: “You are your own worst enemy. If you can learn to stop expecting impossible perfection, … Continue reading

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You can do it!

So many times in our lives we have to answer questions, which mostly require one of the two answers – ‘yes’ or ‘no’.  Simple, you would think.  Not so. Pythagoras commented many centuries ago that “the oldest, shortest words – ‘yes’ and ‘no’ … Continue reading

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What is happiness?

There is no universal definition of what constitutes happiness. Wikipedia defines happiness as “a mental or emotional state of well-being categorized by positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy”. In turn, Aristotle defined happiness as “the meaning and … Continue reading

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