I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach me destination

miWisdom today… “I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” Another thought provoking James Dean quote that shows us how important it is to be flexible in our daily undertakings.
Change is a Process of Transformation
So many times throughout our day we try and fight [...]

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The Perils of Giving Advice to the Ones you Love

miWisdom today… When people go through periods of great difficulty in their lives, we naturally have a tendency to try and assist them through their problems by providing them with techniques and strategies that we believe will help them overcome their challenges. Is this really the right and just way to go about assisting a person [...]

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The Expectations Trap – Bending the Perception of Reality

miWisdom today… When perceptively negative circumstances befall people, they will usually tend to think the very worst of their predicament. Even if this person talks positively and optimistically about their situation to others, internally, they are expecting and preparing themselves mentally for the very worst end result. Since our expectations guide our decisions, direction and actions, we [...]

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Struggle… The Yo-Yo Effect

miWisdom today… One’s predicaments do not last forever. It ain’t over till you raise the white flag… until that moment you must fight for all you have till the outcome you seek rests securely in your hands.
Many people start feeling sorry for themselves and they have a tendency to become frustrated and disheartened with the [...]

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Adaptation is the Key to Success

miWisdom today… One must be prepared to do the unexpected at any moment in time in order to get ahead and stay ahead in this world. Whether this means stepping out of one’s comfort zone and overcoming a fear, or it could just be learning to master a new skill for the first time.  Either [...]

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Solving the Puzzles of Life

miWisdom today… If something doesn’t work out as you planned the first time around, it usually means that you either forgot a piece of the puzzle, didn’t know that another piece of the puzzle existed, or you simply have a puzzle piece that just doesn’t fit. The worst thing anyone can do is to keep [...]

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Your Problems Won’t Go Away!

miWisdom today… If fate has a tendency to put you into inconvenient and uncomfortable situations, you must make a stand, look it straight in the eye, and challenge it head on. Life brings us certain people, events and circumstances in order to challenge us emotionally, physically, spiritually and mentally. If we avoid these challenges and [...]

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Our Habit of Wilting Away into Despair

miWisdom today… When the chips are down and bad luck befalls people, they have a tendency to feel sorry for themselves. They wilt away into their comfort zones and everything begins to take on insurmountable proportions making reality look a lot more disheartening than it actually is.

Is this how reality is, or is it my [...]

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Settling for Mediocrity

miWisdom today… Given time and overwhelming circumstances, people eventually resign to their fate, give up on themselves and begin to accept the mediocrities of life without further questions. Unable to break free, they learn to settle down in a very unhappy and depressing world.

Have I settled for mediocrity, or am I still searching for solutions [...]

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Don’t Throw in the Towel Just Yet!

miWisdom today… When it appears as though you have been suddenly caught in the act (any type of act will do), and the other person seems to know what you are up to, it is not yet time to throw in the towel. Instead go along with what the other person is assuming and slowly [...]

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