Sometimes we must get hurt in order to grow

"Sometimes we must get hurt in order to grow. We must fail in
order to know. Sometimes our vision is clear only after our
eyes are washed away with tears."

-- Unknown


Maybe you're familiar with the line, "No pain, No Gain." It indicates that there is no gain or success without sacrifice and pain. We need to fail in order to grow, we need to get hurt to discover our weaknesses, and the tears that roll down to our cheeks are not indicators of losing but it shows that we're getting better.

Knowing yourself

"Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true
wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is
true power."

-- Lao-Tzu



Sometimes we know more about others and only little about ourself, we ask others pertaining to ourself. But knowing ourselves means getting more acquainted to ourself, let us not wait for others to comment about ourself. Let us discover and explore our limits, developing ourself means having more control and strength in our own.

The fruit of Calmness

"The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success,
his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of
the beautiful jewels of wisdom."

-- James Allen



There is always a good reward for our patience and calmness. Control ourselves, hold our temper, because in the end we will be suitably rewarded with all the effort we exerted.

Can't beat the person who won't give up

"You just can't beat the person who won't give up."

-- Babe Ruth



A person who persist, who continue, do whatever it takes, will never give up. Because that is what life brings, and they understand and accept situations. Never surrender to things you believed it is possible and will happen. Dreams will come true if you won't give up.

Never fear shadows

"Never fear shadows. They simply mean there's a light shining
somewhere nearby."

-- Ruth Renkel



Children are usually afraid of shadows, they're not yet used to encounter those event. But there is a lesson that it would like to reveal, that we must not be afraid of facing and learning new obstacles, shadows are unpredictable because we're not sure if who possesses it. In our early days we are also afraid of shadows, but later on we have learned that if that is not ours, that is belong to anybody. Shadows are shown because there is light, shadows are like problems or test, that in achieving something, there is corresponding sacrifice and perseverance. The funny thing is, we're afraid of our own shadow the reflection of ourselves. Shadows are like perspective, the imaginary image of the physical body.

A man would do nothing if he waited

"A man would do nothing if he waited until he could do it so
well that no one would find fault with what he has done."

-- Cardinal Newman





No one had done and performed something without committing any single mistake, if you don't commit mistake it signifies that you didn't do anything. What hinders us to perform is our fear of committing mistakes, let us overcome it. In fact, in area of learning, mistakes are lessons.

Success Formula

"If A equals success, then the formula is: A = X+Y+Z, where X
is work, Y is play, and Z is keep your mouth shut."

-- Albert Einstein



Several authors and philosophers shared their way and formula for success, but one of which that convince and inspire me is this quote, not that the author is known genius, but the way he relates and expound it simply had convince me of doing it. To work is to have focus on your task, play so that it will not be hard or burden in our part, and keep our mouth shut because I believed in LESS Talk MORE Work attitude.

Early Rising Habit

Cultivate the habit of early rising, it is unwise to keep the head long at the level of the feet.


-Henry David Thoreau


Sometimes we neglect schedules and task because we spent so much time in laying down in our beds, we follow the wants of our body and not the dictates of the head. But we must put in mind that to be able to accomplished and finished much task in a single day, we must develop the habit of rising early, and push ourselves to rise early. If we can maintain the habit of early rising, i'm sure that more problems to be solved, more task to be accomplished, and better life will be ahead of us.