Motivational Minute (12_68)

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Quote of the day:

"Simplicity is a very rare thing in our age." -- Ovidius Naso

Consider:

This remark was penned about two thousand years ago by the Roman poet, Publius Ovidius Naso (43 bc–17 ad), known to the English-speaking world as Ovid.

Imagine what Ovid would say if he could see the way we live today! Wealth and accomplishment were the generally accepted measures of success even in his day, but in this era with the overload of information, rapidly advancing technology, with celebrities and sports icons, and internet marketing multi-millionaires now raising the bar and setting the pace, most of the rest of us feel unprecedented pressure to do more, know more, earn more, own more, go farther, and get there faster--"doing" and "knowing" have crowded out "living" and "loving."

Is this the way life is supposed to be, or the way it needs to be? How does the pressure to keep pace affect the areas of our lives that matter most? When we achieve a measure of this kind of success, does it bring us genuine happiness and lasting satisfaction? Or, does it merely perpetuate the cycle, and keep us going so fast that we don't notice that life is passing us by? Are the quick successes worth the stress? Is the pace worth the price?

If you've been asking yourself these questions, I hope these Motivational Minutes have been helping you find new ways to get the very best out of every day.

Wishing you all the best,

Coach Dana

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