Today, remember this. Some things in life simply refuse to be rushed. They have to be earned gradually, one small repetition at a time. Every morning I make porridge the way I grew up eating it in Scotland. Oats, water, a little salt, stirred with a traditional wooden stick called
Today, remember this. Sometimes the things we avoid end up costing us far more than the things we fear. I have an irrational dislike of making phone calls. An intense one. Once I'm actually talking to someone, I'm usually fine. It's everything beforehand that
Today, remember this. We often spend an enormous amount of our time waiting for the perfect moment to strike. Sometimes for good reason, yes, but often for flimsy reasons that fold as soon as they’re examined. When I was eighteen, I won a bottle of Glenmorangie whisky in a
Today, remember this. It's surprisingly easy to spend a tremendous amount of time, money, and effort trying to solve the wrong problem. Summer has a way of making a garden feel alive. Every morning, as I look out of my bedroom window, I see flowers opening, new leaves
Today, remember this. Some things are really not as bad as you expect them to be. But some things really are! We're often told that our fears are bigger than reality. "It won't be as bad as you think." "The only thing to
Today, remember this. Every moment of your life is experienced through a remarkably narrow window. When we're talking to another person, we know this instinctively. We never hear every thought they're having or understand every experience that shaped them. There's always far more happening
Today, remember this. Most things you’ll encounter today are not urgent. Even if they kick, scream, or otherwise demand your attention and pretend that gives them a sense of urgency. An email marked urgent. A notification that flashes across your phone. A message that insists it needs an answer
Today, remember this. So much of the frustration I create for myself comes from treating the person in front of me as a problem to solve. The slow driver. The rude check-out worker. The colleague who just doesn't seem to understand what I need. The family member
Today, remember this. Don't spend tomorrow's security buying today's happiness. But don't spend today's life buying tomorrow's, either. It's possible to plan, prepare, and invest so carefully for tomorrow that you accidentally stop living today. Really,