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5 things worth sharing this week.

1. Quote of the week: “ But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you…. Do to others as you would have them do to you. If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.” – Luke 6:27-32 – my note on this – love is a choice. If we want to make the world a better place, we need to do it out of a place of love. Love is contagious and will help you make a much more positive impact on people’s lives than if you came from a place of hate.
2. Never be heard complaining, even to yourself. Complaining never makes things better; we can either look for and implement positive solutions to our problems, or we don’t. We don’t have to fight against the present and complain. If we do complain, it makes the situation even harder to face. Marcus Aurelius said in Meditations, “Don’t be overheard complaining about life at court. Not even to yourself.” I agree.
3. A 30-minute walk can cure most of our neuroses. That’s why I walk every day. Movement is medicine.
4. When someone criticises an action you’ve done or something you’ve said or posted, there is a chance to improve. When someone attacks your character personally with nothing helpful to say, they’re subconsciously acting out jealousy and envy. In both situations, you’re on the right path. The first situation brings awareness that we can always be better. In the second situation, we know we’re on the right path because if we’re arousing envy and jealousy in others, we must be doing something right, see it as a compliment. 
5. I regularly think about the quote “Those who talk should do and only those who do should talk” by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. When I read books or listen to someone’s advice before implementing it, I make sure they have a body of work that shows they’ve firstly used that advice themselves and secondly that it actually works. Talk is only good to the extent that it’s backed up by actions.

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