The Odyssey

Your chief aim should be to use self-discipline primarily in all  five basic components of your life . Namely; 1.   Your health Your health is the most important aspect of your life and you should therefore give it first priority. Pray for your health, pray for your safety, pray for your appetite, and pray for good quality sleep. Health is like a keystone habit that enables you to make sound decision about other aspects of your life. Many research studies single out health as the primary interest for adults. To be generally healthy, you need to strike the right balance between your physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellness.  Avoid excess, do everything in moderation. (a)  Physically , your diet and exercises determine the fitness and your general well-being. Opt for exercises, which involve a lot of aerobic activities and your diet should be mostly Mediterranean (Sea food, fruit and veggies, nuts, protein, wholegrain food, etc). For as much as you n...

“If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with unexpected success: — Henry David Thoreau. Unfortunately, the mainstream notion of success is to have that car or that house or that money or be famous, but life is more profound than pursuing status and wealth. Therefore, the key thing is, disregard success and instead, revert to what burns bright inside of you and reminisce the feelings you experienced when you thought about your dreams and how it felt, if you could accomplish them. Because when you bring alive your dreams, the world becomes your oyster. Reviving those dreams and following them confidently as Henry David Thoreau suggests, will lead to unexpected success (as a by-product). Above all, following your dreams enable you to live meaningful, fulfilling and happy lives and what a better result than focusing on success? So, I say, forget about success, chase something more profound. Your dr...