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You Cannot Choose the Wrong Path

by Stephen Mills September 14, 2009

In a broad range of adult choices under the right conditions, when you come to a point where you make a decision to take one path vs. another, I’m suggesting that there is no wrong choice. When you are deciding whether or not to change careers, whether to continue a relationship or start a new one, whether to start a business, retire, take up a new hobby, become a world-traveler, or a million other choices; whatever you choose is not wrong, even in hindsight.

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Are You Planting Seeds or Harvesting?

by Stephen Mills September 6, 2009

You can write something timeless or you can watch the latest celebrity gossip. You can invest in a quality relationship or you can play endless hours of video games. You can brighten someone’s day with a small act of kindness or you can bitch and complain your way into your grave. You can create or you can waste.

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When Wonder Replaces Hope

by Stephen Mills August 31, 2009

The wonder of your unfolding life has replaced your life of hope, wish, and expectation. You have embraced uncertainty and you have let go of the need to control outcomes which can’t be controlled anyway. You have slain the monster of disappointment.

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The Dash

by Stephen Mills August 29, 2009

On your tombstone there will be two dates. On mine I hope it will be something like this 1961 – 2061. It might look like this 1961 – 2009. The first date and the last date are two things you have no control over and really don’t matter. All that really matters is the dash in the middle.

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The Best Ways To Not Sweat The Small Stuff – Part I

by Stephen Mills August 22, 2009

If you can truly absorb and practice a mindset that doesn’t sweat the small stuff, you can take a huge step forward toward a life of happiness and peaceful well-being. Adopting this mindset has made a world of difference in my life.

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In Defense of Thinking For Yourself

by Stephen Mills August 16, 2009

All of this information and technology is a good thing, but somehow we need to make time for the attention and focus required to dig deeper into it. I know this article rambled but I hope it prompted you to think about the responsibility we all have to think for ourselves. Let’s not get so busy that we just mouth the same old tired platitudes as a quick way out. It’s tempting and it’s very easy to do. Let’s take time to to think deeply and reflect wisely. Let’s keep an open mind and allow others the respect of offering up a reasoned dissent without shouting them down whether in town hall meetings held by Democrats, when a conservative speaks at an American university, or on our own web sites. Let’s not prohibit certain lines of thought because they may lead to difficult conversations or violate some pre-defined proscription on what conclusions are allowed.

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Being Extraordinary

by Stephen Mills August 12, 2009

These various sources and examples as well as my own experience, demonstrate very clearly to me that you don’t have to be in any particular job or circumstance to be extraordinary and make a difference in your world. It’s not about your circumstances, it’s about you. You no longer have any excuse not to be extraordinary.

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Redefining Our Ultimate Goals

by Stephen Mills August 4, 2009

Lately I’ve been thinking that I really may not want all that stuff. That getting all of it is going to prevent me from having what I really want. That when I get it all, I won’t be satisfied anyway. I’d rather have books than a house on the beach. I’d rather have time than a luxury car. I’d rather have my health than money to travel the world.

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A Little Dose of Truth and Reality

by Stephen Mills July 30, 2009

Yes, you can have freedom in an unfree world, you can be happy in a country of unhappy people, and you can make good money in a bad economy. But you aren’t going to have any of that or achieve your dreams by changing the world or by changing anyone in particular.

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Let’s Get Some Perspective

by Stephen Mills July 21, 2009

We are immobilized by the small stuff. Our lives are one drama after another. Everything is an emergency. We actually convince ourselves that this stuff is important and matters, but in reality the problems are coming from inside of us and not being dictated by external reality. The way we react to our situations is critical to whether we improve it or not. Instead of reacting to these situations, we need to develop a perspective that reminds us that these situations are not really that bad, important, critical, or whatever.

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