SAINT AUGUSTINE

Having a specific purpose gives us something concrete to strive for, which when achieved, provides us with a sense of fulfillment. 

• Purpose gives us the motivation and inspiration to press on toward our goals.
• Purpose ...

I do not need to say that my panic swelled, that it became a live thing, slippery and deaf to reason. My steps grew hurried; the kitchen, the basement, the storerooms with their amphorae of oil and wine. And still I did not find him.

My eagerness displeased him. He did not like to see despe...

Despite using affirmations and visualizations daily, my crippling self-doubt returned in tsunami waves whenever I faced a setback.

This was because I was deriving my self-worth from things I couldn’t control.

In general, you cannot control:

• The past
• Other people