Category: personal-growth
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The Stoic Guide to Being Left on Read
A couple of days ago, I did something small but strangely significant: I texted an old friend. We hadn’t spoken in a while. Things between us had gone off track, not because we stopped being friends, but because life threw us into a disagreement we couldn’t quite navigate. Still, I remembered her. And for me,…
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When Purpose Wins, Conflict Loses!
I heard a sentence this morning that keeps circling in my head: Purpose is reducing conflict. At first, it sounded like a neat phrase I’d skim past and forget. But the more I thought about it, the more it began to feel like a quiet truth. Think about the conflicts we face every day. Shall we? There’s…
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Kindness Without Strings Attached
The other day, I was in line at a coffee shop. The woman in front was struggling with her coins and looked stressed. I had some extra change and decided to help her out. She looked up, surprised, and smiled at me warmly. Honestly, I didn’t do it out of obligation; I did it because…
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Don’t Buy Things, Buy Experience
Lately, my husband and I have a wish, we want to buy a big land outside town. Then, we saw this property. There’s a lovely small cottage on it, with huge trees and a big yard; it also has a fish pond, and what’s extremely satisfying for us (me especially), there’s a river crossing the…
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Growth Isn’t Always Loud; The Quiet Ways are Better!
When people talk about growth, they usually picture the dramatic stuff: a promotion, a move to a big city, opening a new business, or getting fit enough to post a gym selfie with “new era” as the caption. Basically, kind of stuff that makes our Instagram and LinkedIn feeds proud. The “main character” moments. But…
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