“I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened.” —MARK TWAIN Kila ukiifikiria kesho yako, kuna mambo mengi yanakusumbua. Yanakupa hofu na wasiwasi mkubwa. Lakini leo hii ukichukua nafasi ya kujikumbusha mambo ambayo yamewahi kukusumbua huko nyuma, utagundua mengi hayakutokea kabisa. (more…)
“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.” – Muhammad Ali Dunia siyo makazi yetu ya kudumu, ni sehemu ambayo tumepanga kwa muda tu. Kama tunavyojua, kila unapokuwa umepanga eneo unapaswa kulipa kodi ya pango. Hivyo pia ndivyo ilivyo kwa maisha yetu hapa duniani, (more…)
“Change your life today. Don’t gamble on the future, act now, without delay.” — Simone de Beauvoir Chochote unachopanga kufanya kwenye maisha yako, kifanye sasa. Kwa sababu huu ndiyo wakati pekee ambao una uhakika nao kwenye maisha yako. Hutapata wakati mwingine kama sasa. Ni rahisi kujiambia utafanya kesho, Lakini kumbuka (more…)
“People who try to force circumstances become their slaves. Those who use them become their masters.” —The Talmud “There is nothing in this world more tender and more pli able than water, yet hard and rigid things cannot resist it.” – Lao Tzu Usilazimishe mambo yawe kama unavyotaka wewe, Bali (more…)
“Concentrate every minute like a Roman—like a man— on doing what’s in front of you with precise and genuine seriousness, tenderly, willingly, with justice.” – Marcus Aurelius “Stick to what’s in front of you—idea, action, utterance.” — Marcus Aurelius Mafanikio kwenye maisha hayatokani na yale unayofanya, bali yanayokana na jinsi (more…)
“In the smithy the iron is softened by blowing up the fire, and taking the dross from the bar. As soon as it is purified, it is beaten and pressed, and becomes firm again by the addition of fresh water. The same thing happens to a man at the hands (more…)
“It is better, however, to get no return than to confer no benefits. Even after a poor crop one should sow again; for often losses due to continued barrenness of an unproductive soil have been made good by one year’s fertility.” – Seneca Mkulima wa kweli, ambaye ameyatoa maisha yake (more…)
“When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.” — Paulo Coelho Unapopenda, unakazana kuwa bora kuliko ulivyokuwa awali. Unapokazana kuwa bora, kila kinachokuzunguka kinakuwa bora pia. Hivyo njia rahisi ya kubadili (more…)
“Every habit and capability is confirmed and grows in its corresponding actions, walking by walking, and running by running… therefore, if you want to do something, make a habit of it.” – Epictetus Kila tabia huwa inajengwa na kuimarishwa kwa vitendo, kupitia hatua ambazo mtu anachukua. Kwa kujua hili, tunaweza (more…)
“Those who are not grateful soon begin to complain of everything.” — Thomas Merton Watu wanaolalamikia kila kitu kwenye maisha yao, ni watu ambao hawana shukrani. Ukiwa mtu wa shukrani, kuna mambo mengi ya kushukuru kwenye maisha kuliko kulalamika. Hata pale unapokutana na magumu, ukiwa mtu wa shukrani, hutakosa cha (more…)