Month: June 2021

How To Use Fear To Your Advantage

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Motivational Quotes, Personal Development, Personal Growth, Spirituality
Person Standing Near Mountains
Photo by Yaroslav Shuraev

In the words of Marie Curie, “Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood.” It is okay to fear something, but don’t let it stop your movement. Your opportunities are waiting for you. Your dreams are waiting for you. If you want them to happen, you must walk past your fears. Only fear can stop you from doing what you love. Only fear can stop you from achieving your dreams. Do not let that happen. If you want your dreams badly, you must do everything within your power to live your life. Use fear to your advantage. Use it to get to the next level. Use fear to change your life. Let fear spring you forward in your life, in your career. Do not let fear cripple you. Don’t worry about your past failures. Just worry about where you are going. Because where you are going is more important than where you have been. Do not look back. Always look forward. But do not ignore the present. Because life happens in the present, not in the past.

What Is The Use Of Worrying About What You Cannot Change?

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Motivational Quotes, Personal Development, Personal Growth
Body of Water
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According to Reinhold Niebuhr, “God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things which should be changed, and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the others.” We don’t do that. We want to prove our friends wrong. We want to tell people how strong we are, how smart we are. Look, you are not living for your friends. You are living for yourself. For that simple reason, you should be honest with yourself. Do not do things because you want to prove people wrong. Why is that? Because if you fail to do it, if you fail to accomplish it, you are going to be frustrated with yourself. Instead of doing something just to prove people wrong, why not do your own thing? Why not focus your whole attention on doing the things that can really make you a better person.

If you want to make peace with yourself, if you want to make peace with your life, do not worry yourself about what you cannot change. Just accept what you can change. As Shantideva once said, “If you can solve your problem, then what is the need of worrying? If you cannot solve it, then what is the use of worrying?” Don’t worry about what you cannot change. Because when you worry about it, you make it worse, not better. Don’t worry, just change what you change.