Tag: nature

Mountains today to bigger tomorrows

Thank you for sharing this Jessica!

“Choosing opportunities with an eye to the future strengthens our current motivation. Sometimes when we have an abundance of energy in the present moment it is easy to take on more tasks than we are able to do. Having passion for what we are doing keeps us stimulated at first, but we often wind up losing our momentum later on if we can’t see where our opportunities will take us. By making the effort to think about what you will take on and how that will impact your future, however, you will generate greater excitement for your projects. You will now know that what you start today will have a greater payoff tomorrow.”

In other words, look to the mountain for sure, but also realize that when you climb that peak, there will be amazing things to see/do/accomplish in the future as well!

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“Simple Pleasures”

I put a couple things together this morning to prove a point… First up from Psychology Today some research showing the importance of noticing “simple pleasures:”

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Combine that with this info from Forbes discussing the vast improbability of us even existing:

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When we combine the two, we realize how un-fathomable it is to even be in the right place at the right time to notice a “simple” pleasure. What are the odds that you are in your car at the very moment the sun peeks up over the horizon to show it’s beauty? What are the odds that you notice the flight of the hummingbird whizzing by in the afternoon? Life’s simple pleasures are anything but simple. Take time to appreciate all the amazing aspects of life, because when you think about it, even being alive is awe-inspiring :)!