… especially if you have responsibilities The word humiliate comes from the Latin humus which means “soil”. To humiliate oneself would consist in keeping one’s feet on the ground if not at least keeping one’s head on one’s shoulders. When one lacks humility, one disconnects in a way from the real world, one can become despicable and a fortiori despicable.…
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To solve a problem, it is not uncommon to resort to the same type of solution. We often function like a mechanic with a single screwdriver to fix things: we want to patch something up with the only tool we think we have. With such an approach, it is not surprising that our efforts are ineffective. Imagine having to repair…
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Are we making good use of our time? This is perhaps the question we ask ourselves most often. Here’s a different way to answer it. Instead of trying to make every second of your life a moment of optimization, settle for doing one great thing every day. Why do this? Because the feeling of such an accomplishment radiates your day…
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The scarcity of a commodity In a society of affluence, the last thing we have access to is gratitude. How can we explain this paradox? Is it the fact of possessing that makes us hostage to our own possessions? Or is it that the consumerist ideology is incompatible with gratitude because it induces an ungrateful satiety? Gratitude = happiness? Gratitude…
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What if boxing taught us to live our lives better? In order to become better, we often have to test our limits. When we decide to learn a sport that prepares us for competitions, whether it is team sports or individual sports, it is more than necessary to get used to confrontation. Boxing is obviously no exception to this rule.…
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Your work is a door to a better self, at least sometimes. You have chosen a profession because it offers you the material security that everyone needs, but have you thought that it could lead you to other aspects of your life? Ideally, a job should be a launching pad to improve your intellectual, emotional and moral capacities. Have you…
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The spirit (the intellect), the heart and the will (the guts) Well-being is the result of a sublime balance that we cultivate either by healthy habits or by a favorable environment to develop it. Our human nature forces us to explore the various dimensions of our being. Disorder appears when we neglect one or more dimensions of what makes us…
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In a society that makes joy and good humor injunctions, it is difficult to live or at least to express moments of sadness. Why is it like this? Has it always been this way? Life is made of ups and downs. The painful moments, we must hide them, they must not pass the threshold of our door. Social networks are…
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The globalized competition in which we find ourselves constantly exposes us to the need to improve our skills at the risk of being left behind or even totally out of date until we are no longer able to make a contribution through our work. This fear, though exaggerated, is nonetheless very real. Rich countries no longer have a serious comparative…
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Based on the life of author Laura Ingalls, daughter of Charles Ingalls, Little House on the Prairie depicts the lives of European pioneers in mid-19th century America. Let’s look at 5 lessons we can learn from her life so they can inspire our own lives. 1. Work as a daily pillar Charles Ingalls’ life was characterized by work that…
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