Tag Archives: motivation

Why?

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

The thread of comments we’ve exchanged on Anish’s most recent post got me thinking:
Why do I value the things I do?
Why do I value selflessness above selfishness? Why do I consider honesty more ethical than lying? Why do I struggle to achieve self-control instead of satisfying my immediate desires? Why do I admire sincerity more [...]

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Faith in ourselves

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

I was looking through some past journals and blogs that my friends and I had and I read this on my best friend’s blog one day.
Two men went fishing. One was an experienced fisherman, the other wasn’t. Every time the experienced fisherman caught a big fish, he put it in his ice chest to keep [...]

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A Brief Lesson from Physics

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

When the going gets tough, the tough get going. That is the cliché we’ve seen time and again about  always keeping our sights on the goal and to never give up. However, we must also take into consideration Newton’s first law of physics and how it applies to our personalities and our characters as well.  [...]

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