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A relaxed woman lying in the grass with a dandelion in her hand.

“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”
Buddha

There is only one time and place where you can be and have any control over.

The present moment.

But most of us still spend a lot of our regular days lost in memories, reliving a sunny vacation or maybe more commonly repeating an old conflict or negative situation over and over in our thoughts.

Or we get lost in scenarios about what could happen in the future. Maybe through wishful daydreams.

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Summer is a magical time.

Especially if you’re a kid. No school and endless warm days for adventures that make fond memories.

And in today’s post I’d like to help the children in your life – or you yourself, if you’re a child or teenager – to have the best summer yet by sharing the most positive, funny and inspirational summer quotes for kids.

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Man looking stressed and upset while sitting at his work desk.

We all feel stupid from time to time.

I’ve certainly done it plenty of times.

But I’ve also learned what to do when you feel stupid to improve upon that situation. So those negative thoughts and feelings don’t start taking over your whole life and outlook.

And in today’s post I want to share my best insights and tips from past 15 years or so.

Here are 12 reasons why you may feel or think you’re stupid and what to do about that to improve the situation you’re in, your opinion about yourself and your life.

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A woman on the beach at sunrise.

Morning is here.

Hopefully waking you up gently with some sunlight. But realistically, on some days at least, with rain smattering on your bedroom window.

Either way, how we start our morning tends to set the tone for the rest of the day.

So in today’s post I want to help you and the people you care about to have a great start by sharing 130 of the most positive, romantic and inspirational good morning wishes and messages.

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How to Not Take Things So Personally: 6 Helpful Habits

A woman looking thoughtful and a little bit sad.

“Nobody can hurt me without my permission.”
Mahatma Gandhi

“Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway. You’ll be damned if you do, and damned if you don’t.”
Eleanor Roosevelt

A very common problem that can drag your self-esteem down or build up so much anger that steam may start to come out of your ears is to take things too personally.

And so you may try to grow some thicker skin and let criticism, negativity or verbal attacks just wash off of you.

But that’s often easier said than done.

So in this week’s article I’d like to share 6 habits that really work for me – at least in most cases – and helps me to reduce the stress, anger and hurt in my life.

I hope they’ll be useful for you too.

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