Post Written by Eugene Morgan “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.”— C. S. Lewis When we set a goal, we imagine ourselves completing the goal. When we set a goal, we are oriented ourselves to a near or distance future. A goal gives us a reason to move into […]
Eugene Morgan
Eugene Morgan has been posting each day of the week (Monday through Friday) brief messages to encourage to inspire, to invoke, and to humor others to get through their week . He's been a blogger since 2009 and now an author.
Genuine Closeness
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “The more light you allow within you, the brighter the world you live in will be.”— Shakit Gawain The quote above seems to imply that we have more darkness than we do light. Or, maybe Shakit is trying to say here that we need not be unafraid to reveal more […]
We Don’t have to be Defined by Our Problems
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” — Albert Einstein This is such a powerful quote from Albert Einstein. The kind of thinking we use causes us problems. If we expect to use the same kind of thinking that created the problem to find […]
Having the Courage
Post Written By Eugene Morgan It is true that what we imagined is what will become real in our world. If we imagined the worse, then we will find and look for something that will make it worse. If we imagined optimism in a difficult situation, then in our minds we will see a better outcome. It […]
Mind Of Peace
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “Set peace of mind as your highest goal, and organize your life around it.”— Brian Tracy It starts with our mind first and then everything else will follow is one approach. Another approach is if we act first in spite of self-doubt and fears, then our doubts and fears will […]
Be Our Teacher
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.”— Pema Chodron We can learn from one another. A child can learn from a parent. And a parent can learn from child. We can learn from the sick and the dying. […]
More On Passion
Post Written By Eugene Morgan What will motivate us in going beyond the call of duty? The answer is our passion. When things fail, we still have our passion. When things go wrong, we still have our passion to make it right for us. Our passion keeps us from giving up. Passion gives us enthusiasm. […]
Complete Things
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Milton Erickson talks about completing things. To gain confidence in ourselves we need to complete things that we set ourselves to do. If we don’t complete things, then we have convinced ourselves that we can’t do the task, which means that we have strengthened the belief, “I can’t do this […]
Touch Them With Compassion
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “Our sorrows and wounds are healed only when we touch them with compassion.”—Buddha We have all experienced sorrows and wounds sometimes in our lives. We have all experienced being touched with compassion while we’re in the mist of sorrows. Human contact is so important when we’re feeling like we’re experiencing […]
Smile, Learn and Grow
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “Worry less, smile more. Don’t regret, just learn and grow.”—Unknown Worrying is an internal process. It keeps us looking inward. It keeps us preoccupied with worried thoughts. While a smile is an external behavior and it is an internal experience. A smile is a friendly gesture. It is a […]
We’re the Pilots Of Our Time
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.”— Michael Altshuler We have control over what we do with our time. While we wait somewhere in line, we can think about our next plan, or fill our time with reading a book, chatting with someone. The […]
First Be Gentle
‘ Post Written By Eugene Morgan “Be gentle first with yourself if you wish to be gentle with others.”— Lama Yeshe We ought to allow room for us to make mistakes and gently correct them. Self-criticism is just another form of self-blame. Blaming doesn’t support growth. So it is better to encourage growth than to […]
Uncertainties, Or Infinite Possibilities
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “When you become comfortable with uncertainty, infinite possibilities open up in your life.”— Eckhart Tolle How come infinite possibilities open up in our lives, when we become comfortable with uncertainty? This is an opportunity to ask us this question. When we experience uncertainty in our lives, we keep at bay. […]
Remembrance of 911
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Yesterday was the day of reflection and remembrance of 911. Today is the day we live for those loved-ones who died tragically. They will remain in our hearts for the rest of our lives. When we reflect on those that lost their lives, we’re revisiting that moment in time. We […]
Fearing Not to Be Wrong
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong.”— Peter T. McIntyre Milton H Erickson was very effective in helping others because he was willing to be wrong and to learn from his mistakes. He didn’t use traditional theory of psychoanalysis instead he observed the […]
Meaning Breaths Life
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “Love is just a word until someone comes along and gives it meaning.”— Unknown How can we reach an understanding about things, if we don’t give it meaning? It is like listening to a new song for the first time. We can’t relate to the new song until we begin […]
The Perfect Moment
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “Don’t wait for the perfect moment. Take the moment and make it perfect.”— Unknown There is no such thing is a perfect moment. Waiting for the perfect moment is only created in our heads. Today we have the privilege to take the moment and make it to near perfect. In […]
Living With What We Have
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “Prosperity depends more on wanting what you have than having what you want.”— Geoffrey F. Albert We forget that wanting what we already have are really want we want. We don’t have to go looking for more of what we already have; instead we can embrace those things that we […]
Breaking Free From Beliefs and Judgments
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “Taking responsibility for your beliefs and judgments gives you the power to change them.”— Byron Katie If we claim ownership to our beliefs and judgments, then we have the opportunity and the power to change them. We don’t have to feel powerless anymore when the opportunity to change is there. […]
Slow and Steady
Post Written By Eugene Morgan When we rush things, it is inevitable that we are going to miss something, forget something and make unnecessary mistakes. But if we take our time at the beginning, we will notice things ahead of time and won’t easily forget and only make fewer mistakes. When we pace ourselves we […]