“In Zen they say: If something is boring after two minutes, try it for four. If still boring, try it for eight, sixteen, thirty-two, and so on. Eventually one discovers that it’s not boring at all but very interesting.” – John Cage Kama kuna kitu muhimu kwako kufanya, lakini hujisikii (more…)
“It is a sin not to be engaged in work, even if it is not necessary for you to make your living with everyday work.” Leo Tolstoy Umewahi kujiuliza kwa nini naadhi ya watu hufa miaka michache baada ya kustaafu kazi? Pamoja na sababu nyingine, kuna sababu moja kuu, asili (more…)
“Nothing can make a person feel more noble than work. Without work, a person cannot have human dignity. It is because of this that idle people are so much concerned by the superficial, outer expression of their importance; they know that without this, other people would despise them.” – Leo (more…)
“Only when we forget about ourselves, when we get out of the thoughts of ourselves, can we fruitfully communicate with others, listen to them, and influence them.” – Leo Tolstoy Kujisahau wewe mwenyewe ndiyo kuwajua wengine. Pale unapoacha kujifikiria zaidi wewe, ndipo unapoweza kuwasiliana vizuri na wengine, kuwasikiliza vizuri na (more…)
Set aside a certain number of days, during which you shall be content with the scantiest and cheapest fare, with course and rough dress, saying to yourself the while: “Is this the condition that I feared?” —SENECA Kuna vitu vingi sana unavyohofia kwenye maisha yako. Kwa kuhofia vitu hivyo, unashindwa (more…)
“The younger and the more primitive a person is, the more he or she believes that life is material and that it exists only in the body. The older and wiser a person becomes, the more he or she understands that all life originates from the spirit.” – Leo Tolstoy (more…)
“When people speak in a very elaborate and sophisticated way, they either want to tell a lie, or to admire themselves. You should not believe such people. Good speech is always clear, clever, and understood by all.” – Leo Tolstoy Ukweli ni rahisi na unaeleweka na wote, Uongo ni mgumu (more…)
‘Say thank you every day. Say I am sorry every day. Say I love you every day.’ Ni siku nyingine nzuri, siku mpya na ya kipekee kwako kwenda kuweka juhudi kubwa ili kuweza kupata matokeo bora sana. Maisha yetu hayawezi kukamilika kama tupo peke yetu, Tunawahitaji watu wengine kwenye safari (more…)
“Man needs difficulties, they are necessary for health.” – Carl Jung Kuiona siku hii nyingine mpya ya leo ni jambo la kipekee na kushukuru sana. Nenda kaitumie vyema siku hii, uweze kufanya makubwa na kupata matokeo bora sana. Hakuna mtu anayependa kupitia magumu au changamoto kwenye maisha yake. Lakini ni (more…)
“First, tell yourself what you want to be, then act your part accordingly” – Epictetus Kinachokukwamisha usifanikiwe ni kukosa msimamo, Unajiambia unataka kuwa mtu fulani, lakini unachofanya ni tofauti na wanachopaswa kufanya watu wa aina hiyo. Achana na tabia hiyo, fanya kama Epictetus alivyotushauri, Kwanza jiambie unataka kuwa mtu wa (more…)