Breathing

 “the most efficient breathing rhythm occurred when both the length of respirations and total breaths per minute were locked in to a spooky symmetry: 5.5-second inhales followed by 5.5-second exhales, which works out almost exactly to 5.5 breaths a minute. This was the same pattern of the rosary. The results were profound, even when practiced for just five to ten minutes a day. “I have seen patients transformed by adopting regular breathing practices,” said Brown.”

― James Nestor, Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art

Breath

 “he noticed that patients in the worst health all seemed to breathe far too much. The more they breathed, the worse off they were, especially those with hypertension”

― James Nestor, Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art

Patience

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To master patience is to also have faith in yourself and your creator. I used to fall back on, ‘I know why this has all happened’. That was my favourite saying to myself, reassurance of the greater plan that I set for my life. You must build the belief that you know — as surely as you know the back of your hand — that it’s going to happen. We have all visualised that great life we aspire to, although impatience plays a major role in stopping us from ever experiencing it. Self-control and remaining strong in the face of impatience are the keys to winning.

Passion for Life

There is one great thing that all successes in any era have in common. It calls for no debate, it requires unconditional love and is the pinnacle of all emotions, and that is the passion for life itself. When you have passion for every part of your life, things fall into place.

Success

Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously. Never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop the picture. Do not build up obstacles in your imagination.’

Assessment of Life

I want you to ask yourself, ‘Everything I have come to know in the last eighteen, twenty-two, forty-five or even sixty-five years, what impact has it had in this particular area of my life? Am I happy where I am? Have I attained fulfilment? Do I feel lost and confused?’

Complaining

I once had someone say to me, ‘The reason I complain all the time is because crap keeps happening in my life’. I turned to him and said, ‘The truth is, the reason crap keeps happening in your life, is because you don’t stop complaining.’ When we complain, we become the victim. When we are the victim, we don’t get what we want in life, we get more of what we don’t want.

Legacy

‘It’s not what you own in this world, it’s what legacy you leave behind that matters.’

Destiny

“Manifesting our visions into reality is just like a puzzle. First we take a good look at a picture of the end result, hold onto it, and then set out to fit together the pieces.”
― Daniel Chidiac, The Who Says You Can’t? YOU DO

Adversity

“It takes a simple-minded man to linger around those who are praised, yet a courageous man to pick up those who have fallen.”
― Daniel Chidiac, The Who Says You Can’t? YOU DO

Appreciation

“Appreciation is the key to letting your spirit take over your life. By adding such a simple ritual to your daily life, you will create a world of difference. Success without appreciation is no success at all!”
― Daniel Chidiac, Who Says You Can’t? You Do

Opportunities

“Every new moment creates new opportunities: a fresh slate offered by life. You can think what you want, feel what you want, and create what you want.”
― Daniel Chidiac, Who Says You Can’t? You Do

Beliefs

“All the beliefs that are currently shaping your life have been built by you. That means you have the power to create and build new beliefs that will change your life forever.”
― Daniel Chidiac, Who Says You Can’t? You Do

Growth

“Look at nature: from the growth of a plant, which is the result of a seed, to a collision of clouds, which results in a storm. There is a build up, and things that must take place before a massive result is seen.”
― Daniel Chidiac, The Who Says You Can’t? YOU DO

Critics

“There are two kinds of critics. One is a coward who gains his glory by attacking things he never had the courage to do. The other is courageous enough to tell you that cowards never make it. Learn to utilise both of them.”
― Daniel Chidiac, The Who Says You Can’t? YOU DO

Positivity

“When you don’t set up something to look forward to, the little things frequently get to you.”
― Daniel Chidiac, The Who Says You Can’t? YOU DO

Adversity

“Why is it that people usually find true direction in life at a time that seems the most confusing? My opinion is that when all roads seem to be blocked, there is only one way, and that is THROUGH!”
― Daniel Chidiac, The Who Says You Can’t? YOU DO

Life

“Don’t ask how life is treating you; ask how you are treating life!”
― Daniel Chidiac, The Who Says You Can’t? YOU DO

Strength

“You think you look strong because you can hold on, but strength lies in letting go.’ Alan Mandell”
― Daniel Chidiac, The Who Says You Can’t? YOU DO

Beauty of Life

“The beauty of life is just as real as the ugliness of life. It all depends on which one you choose to see.”
― Daniel Chidiac, The Who Says You Can’t? YOU DO