The simple solution for disappointment depression: Get up and get moving. Physically move. Do. Act. Get going.

Acceptance is such an important commodity, some have called it "the first law of personal growth."

The simple solution for disappointment depression Get up and get moving. Physically move. Do. Act. Get going.

To avoid situations in which you might make mistakes may be the biggest mistake of all.

Stubbornness is also determination. It's simply a matter of shifting from won't power to will power.

To use fear as the friend it is, we must retrain and reprogram ourselves...We must persistently and convincingly tell ourselves that the fear is here--with its gift of energy and heightened awareness--so we can do our best and learn the most in the new situation.

Resentment is anger directed at others--at what they did or did not do.

Acceptance is not a state of passivity or inaction. I am not saying you can't change the world, right wrongs, or replace evil with good. Acceptance is, in fact, the first step to successful action. If you don't fully accept a situation precisely the way it is, you will have difficulty changing it. Moreover, if you don't fully accept the situation, you will never really know if the situation should be changed.

Acceptance is such an important commodity, some have called it the first law of personal growth.

In reality, serendipity accounts for one percent of the blessings we receive in life, work and love. The other 99 percent is due to our efforts.