Things can only truly hurt you if you take it on board, emotionally and based in perception. Say someone holds respect to a high prestige, even the slightest sign of disrespect could trigger a whirlwind of reactions. People choose to be offended and others decide not to be. The short straw always produces itself to the one rambling in their self-righteous perspective that they should or should not be treated in this way or that. While the long straw remains with the one who laughs it off unwavered and untouched.

Presents is key, stop looking inwards identifying your own thought in the midst of a conversation. Give up complete and utter attention to the one whom you are speaking with. Listen attentively and see them for where they are. People notice presents, a genuineness which surges through the air, provoking people to open up to you like no other.

We can find peace in a destination, though this peace will only be temporary. True peace comes from enjoying each and every step you take, giving it your complete unwavering attention. Don’t look for peace in a future job, a new girlfriend, or obtaining the perfect physique, have these goals but don’t allow your happiness to be withdrawn till you get there. Find it in the journey, each and every moment you indulge in, the joy is the climb itself.

To love and to help others brings a peace of mind like no other. It allows you to solemnly accept people for who they are and forgive for what they do. When love is given love is received. The same is for hatred, to hate is to let people live rent free in ones own mind, it is to cling on to dark perspectives of another without truly trying to understand their story. Love heals while hatred destroys, you will never find true peace without loving all those around you.

No acting or pretending in the favour of someone else, no going along with a petty attribute to please the feeling of the devil inside. No interpreting or anticipating thoughts and events in which you truly do not know. It is you that analyses before a response, the one which navigates if you mean what is being said or if it is just fumbled words immersed in reaction. The you that is thinking yet present, seeing the moment where it stands whilst using ones mind in distinguished portion without flooding it. Just be you, a gift only you can uncover.

I have only just met you today, you are not my enemy, I have no enemies. Not a person in this world deserves to be hurt. A method of life brought to us through the perspective of pacifism, expressed in Vinland Saga. To have no enemies is to envision everyone as if you can find a common ground. People are inherently friendly and just need to felt heard and listened to. Having no enemies, means no one threatens you, and there is no need for you to imposed yourself on anyone else. Why? Because no one is your enemy, each individual is just another being that you can choose to understand and appreciate for their own essence of being.

When we cause an issue within our life or mind it is from an unconscious state in our lives, something which in that moment maybe we did not know better, or maybe we did but other urges or circumstances convinced us to do the opposite. Whatever the circumstance keeping to the immaturity which is causing the problem will only result in further collapse. It takes growth and bettering oneself to overcome mental fatigue which may seem like a mountain in the moment. Once a little mental maturity has been formed, prior problems usually fall to the wayside, and new ones may form which only required continuous progression.

Liability or asset, how do you wish your thoughts to work for you? We determine our thoughts, guiding the flow in which they sail, much of the time looking too deep into the negative and overlooking the positive. We control this, yes there are inherit functions and emotional responses which can cause great difficulty, but at the end of the day we choose thoughts we take with us and decide those which only cause us to suffer. This ability to control thoughts, treat it with respect, constant digging into that which causes pain becomes a habit or addiction. Understanding thought, and wielding it to your domain opens with it and abundance of opportunity.

To expect only that which is happening is a sure way to not get caught off guard while anticipating what is to happen next. This applies to fights yes, it also applies to life. Expect only that which happens do not anticipate or interpret what is meant to happen or how it is meant to go. This way you will not be ruined by an unexpected blow.

In this moment, you are not who you wish to be five years from now. Job, attitude, beliefs, maturity, lifestyle, development, they all start somewhere and they’ll all develop throughout time. Where you are now is not the be all end all, it is a stepping stone which you must cherish and attempt to perfect, as every little advantage you commit to now will produce who you are in the future. Where you start does not have as much important as the direction you are heading.