BREKTHROUGH

Worst you can do is to stay prisoner of past. What you faced was worse than anyone realizes. Good news is, worst is over & you survived. Scars remain. Call them experience. Call them wisdom. But don't let them block u. It didn't happen then, but can happen now. Don't question it.

Gratitude is powerful. It has power to turn life around. As you feel thankful for each moment, each day and each little thing in your life, acceptance of challenges becomes easier. It shifts focus to solutions and possibilities. It offers peace and allows abundance to choose you.

Let go of insecurities that keep you stuck in old ways of life. Get rid of blocks that stagnate journey of your life. Stop sitting on fence when you should be taking action. Offer yourself upbeat thoughts and make room for positive experiences. It's time for next level of life.

In the fall of 1876, Tchaikovsky consoles his beloved nephew through a period of dejection and melancholy: "Probably you were not quite well, my little dove, when you wrote to me, for a note of real melancholy pervaded your letter. I recognized in it a nature closely akin to my own. I know the feeling only too well. In my life, too, there are days, hours, weeks, aye, and months, in which everything looks black, when I am tormented by the thought that I am forsaken, that no one cares for me. Indeed, my life is of little worth to anyone. Were I to vanish from the face of the earth to-day, it would be no great loss to Russian music, and would certainly cause no one great unhappiness. In short, I live a selfish bachelor’s life. I work for myself alone, and care only for myself. This is certainly very comfortable, although dull, narrow, and lifeless. But that you, who are indispensable to so many whose happiness you make, that you can give way to depression, is more than I can believe. How can you doubt for a moment the love and esteem of those who surround you? How could it be possible not to love you? No, there is no one in the world more dearly loved than you are. As for me, it would be absurd to speak of my love for you. If I care for anyone, it is for you, for your family, for my brothers and our old Dad. I love you all, not because you are my relations, but because you are the best people in the world."

In the fall of 1876, Tchaikovsky consoles his beloved nephew through a period of dejection and melancholy: "Probably you were not quite well, my little dove, when you wrote to me, for a note of real melancholy pervaded your letter. I recognized in it a nature closely akin to my own. I know the feeling only too well. In my life, too, there are days, hours, weeks, aye, and months, in which everything looks black, when I am tormented by the thought that I am forsaken, that no one cares for me. Indeed, my life is of little worth to anyone. Were I to vanish from the face of the earth to-day, it would be no great loss to Russian music, and would certainly cause no one great unhappiness. In short, I live a selfish bachelor’s life. I work for myself alone, and care only for myself. This is certainly very comfortable, although dull, narrow, and lifeless. But that you, who are indispensable to so many whose happiness you make, that you can give way to depression, is more than I can believe. How can you doubt for a moment the love and esteem of those who surround you? How could it be possible not to love you? No, there is no one in the world more dearly loved than you are. As for me, it would be absurd to speak of my love for you. If I care for anyone, it is for you, for your family, for my brothers and our old Dad. I love you all, not because you are my relations, but because you are the best people in the world." The Life and Letters of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

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Deep Work: Rules For Focus Sucess in a Distracted World by Cal Newport Genre: Self Help, Non Fiction In Deep Work, author and professor Cal Newport flips the narrative on impact in a connected age. Instead of arguing distraction is bad, he instead celebrates the power of its opposite. Dividing this book into two parts, he first makes the case that in almost any profession, cultivating a deep work ethic will produce massive benefits. He then presents a rigorous training regimen, presented as a series of four "rules," for transforming your mind and habits to support this skill. Deep Work takes the reader on a journey through memorable stories-from Carl Jung building a stone tower in the woods to focus his mind, to a social media pioneer buying a round-trip business class ticket to Tokyo to write a book free from distraction in the air-and no-nonsense advice, such as the claim that most serious professionals should quit social media and that you should practice being bored.

"I’ve seen so many people with this one consuming goal of proving themselves— in the classroom, in their careers, and in their relationships. Every situation calls for a confirmation of their intelligence, personality, or character. Every situation is evaluated: Will I succeed or fail? Will I look smart or dumb? Will I be accepted or rejected? Will I feel like a winner or a loser?" These things are culturally desirable. We value intelligence, personality, and character. It’s normal to want this. But . . . . . Changing our beliefs can have a powerful impact. The growth mindset creates a powerful passion for learning. “Why waste time proving over and over how great you are,” Dweck writes, “when you could be getting better?” Source: Carol Dweck: A Summary of Growth and Fixed Mindsets

Tips To Read More Books: 1️⃣ Read every day even if it’s only 5 minutes. You want to build a consistent reading habit. Consistency beats intensity. 2️⃣ Keep your phone in another room so it doesn’t distract you while reading. Put it on silent or airplane mode as well so you can focus on reading. 3️⃣ Read 1-2 books at a time so you can choose a different book based on your mood. And have an ebook or audiobook on your phone so you can read on the go.