One Step At a Time

My Mantras

Step No. 1

Just do it. Today.

The universal remedy for procrastination :)

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Idiosyncratic – distinctive, individualistic, eccentric, bizarre

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Quotes of the Week

Inspired by The Happiness Project, I weeded out some quotes that I cherish dearly and that I feel reflect certain concepts that Gretchen Rubin highlights about taking an active role to free yourself from the burdens of malaise. I will be posting similar quotes every week.

“I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life…to drive life into a corner and reduce it to its lowest terms” –Henry David Thoreau

Live life to the fullest by taking out of it as much as you possibly can, if not all of it, so as to reach the maximum level of happiness.

“Just do it. Today.” – Nike {revised}

One of my prized mantras, inspired by the Nike slogan, “Just do it.” With my procrastination habits in mind, I added “today” to the phrase. I realized that this is similar to Gretchen's fourth commandment, "Do it now."

“Relish in life’s littlest pleasures. They are the small building blocks of great happiness.”

–Mathilde Pierre

My interpretation of Gretchen’s happiness project. As she walks through her “Twelve Commandments,” she takes small steps at a time and learns to savor the simple things that bring her joy as she builds towards a fulfilling happiness.

“It is by studying little things that we attain the great art of having as little misery, and as much happiness as possible.” –Samuel Johnson

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