Chochote unachochagua kufanya, hakitakuwa rahisi. Ugumu utaanzia ndani yako mwenyewe, wengine watakupinga na kukukatisha tamaa na hata mazingira na hali hazitakupa urahisi wa kufanya. Sasa je unavukaje mambo haya yote na kupata kile unachotaka? Hapa ndipo unahitaji kitu kimoja muhimu sana kitakachokuvusha, kitu hicho ni kujali sana kuhusu kile unachofanya. (more…)
“If you are defeated once and tell yourself you will overcome, but carry on as before, know in the end you’ll be so ill and weakened that eventually you won’t even notice your mistake and will begin to rationalize your behavior.” —EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 2.18.31 Hongera sana mwanamafanikio kwa siku hii (more…)
Watu wengi wamekuwa wanapoteza fursa nzuri sana pale ambapo wanakimbilia kujibu swali ambalo wameulizwa kabla hawajafikiria kwa nini swali hilo limeulizwa. Kwenye kitabu nilichokuwa nasoma, nilikutana na kisa cha mtu aliyekuwa anauza kampuni yake, na waliotaka kununua wakamuuliza kwa nini unauza kampuni yako? Na yeye akajibu kwamba anataka kupata muda (more…)
“We should take wandering outdoor walks, so that the mind might be nourished and refreshed by the open air and deep breathing.” —SENECA, ON TRANQUILITY OF MIND, 17.8 Ni siku nyingine nzuri, siku mpya na ya kipekee sana kwetu. Tumepata nafasi hii nzuri sana kwetu kwenda kuweka juhudi kubwa ili (more…)
Kinachowafanya watu wengi kufikia hali ya kukata tamaa na kushindwa ni kujitenga na dunia. Wengi hukazana na mambo yao wenyewe, na hivyo wanapokutana na ugumu au changamoto, wanaona ni wao pekee wanaopitia ugumu na changamoto hiyo. Wanapoona wengine wakiendelea na maisha yao bila ya kuonekana kuwa na matatizo, wanapoona wengine (more…)
“If then it’s not that the things you pursue or avoid are coming at you, but rather that you in a sense are seeking them out, at least try to keep your judgment of them steady, and they too will remain calm and you won’t be seen chasing after or (more…)
Najua ni ahadi kubwa sana nimekupa hapo, kwamba kuna kitu ambacho ni jawabu la kila kitu! Ndiyo, kuna jawabu la kila kitu, ambalo unatembea nalo lakini hulitumii. Na leo nataka nikuoneshe jawabu hilo na kama utaamua kulitumia basi utaondoka sehemu nyingi ulizokwama sasa. Jawabu la kila kitu ni KAZI NA (more…)
“Don’t let your reflection on the whole sweep of life crush you. Don’t fill your mind with all the bad things that might still happen. Stay focused on the present situation and ask yourself why it’s so unbearable and can’t be survived.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 8.36 Hongera sana mwanamafanikio kwa (more…)
Ipo kauli kwamba hakuna kipya kinachotokea chini ya jua. Kila tunachokiona sasa kilishatokea tena huko nyuma, kwa sasa kinaweza kutokea kwa njia tofauti au tukakikabili kwa namna tofauti, lakini ni kitu kile kile. Hivyo changamoto kubwa za dunia ni zile zile, zimekuwa zinajirudia kwenye kila kizazi. Na hii inazalisha simulizi (more…)
“Let Fate find us prepared and active. Here is the great soul—the one who surrenders to Fate. The opposite is the weak and degenerate one, who struggles with and has a poor regard for the order of the world, and seeks to correct the faults of the gods rather than (more…)