I did not know the woman who wrote this, and it’s from last year, but I found it highly moving. Definitely worth a read. [Yvonne Ator, posted on Facebook 9-14-21 (via Mauria Stein)] My friend Kerri Grote died this … Continue reading
“Music is what feelings sound like.” — Unknown Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Rehoboth Beach DE). Get up-to-the-minute postings, recommended articles and links, and engage in back-and-forth discussion with Dr. Hurd on topics of … Continue reading
“Motivation will only serve you for a moment. In order to sustain progress, you need a system.” [author of this quote unknown] If you’re unwilling to do the work — beyond just saying, “Give me motivation,” as if life were … Continue reading
“You are always just one decision away from a totally different life.” [unknown] You are a lot of things. You are, in part, your physiology and genes. You are, in part, the product of your family, your circumstances and your … Continue reading
People are like script or screenplay writers. They’re writing their own life stories — according to the themes and values they uphold (even subconsciously). Probably most people write their scripts with themselves as victims. They see others — other people, … Continue reading
“There are a lot of children running around believing that they need puberty blockers when in reality what they need are stable parents. Any parent that would allow their child to permanently alter his/her body and psyche is a child … Continue reading
“Be alone that is the secret of invention. Be alone that is when ideas are born.” ~— Nikola Tesla 💡 “Solitude is independence.” ~— Hermann Hesse 💢 “We must become alone, so utterly alone, That we withdraw to our innermost … Continue reading
“If you’re searching for that one person who will change your life, take a look in the mirror.” [Unknown] ************* “If there is anything you should stop wearing after age 30, it’s the weight of other people’s opinions.” [unknown] Actually, … Continue reading
What other people think of you is none of your business. — Unknown Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Rehoboth Beach DE). Get up-to-the-minute postings, recommended articles and links, and engage in back-and-forth discussion with … Continue reading
“You will continue to suffer if you have an emotional reaction to everything that is said to you. True power is sitting back and observing everything with logic. If words control you that means everyone else can control you. Breathe … Continue reading
People who tell you what to do have no respect for you. In effect they’re implying, “You can’t think for yourself. You need me to think for you.” They do not CARE about you. They care only about imposing their … Continue reading
PASSIVITY leads to depression. Thinking of yourself as “having depression” fuels your depression. You don’t “have” depression. You think and act in certain ineffective ways, and it alters your mood in a negative way. Your challenge isn’t to “get treatment” … Continue reading