No life is devoid of struggle. In fact, it is our struggle that makes us wiser, more grateful, and more appreciative of life. Our struggle gives us character. It gives us a story to tell.

It may be hard to see while we are in it, but if we are really aware, we realize no struggle comes without also bringing a blessing. These blessings sometimes come in the form of a “lesson learned.”

Every lesson teaches us something not just about ourselves but about life in general. True wisdom comes from the knowledge that every perceived “problem”, “challenge”, or “obstacle”, is ultimately making us a better and stronger person. Below are 10 inspirational quotes that can get you through any hardship.

Gary ‘Z’ McGee, Staff Writer
Waking Times

“There is another world but it is inside this one.” –Paul Eluard

Burnt-out husk or balanced-out biome? Progressive technologies or outdated technologies? Unsustainable comfort or sustainable discomfort? Spiritual ecocentrism or dogmatic egocentrism? Slapped with the truth or kissed with a lie?

Tough questions all, but excruciatingly important questions to ask. Unfortunately most people want to be kissed with a lie. They eat it up. They eagerly accept their spoon-feeding like a too-trusting baby in a too-high chair. They question too little and rely too much on so-called answers. They put the cart before the horse, and then wonder why the horse isn’t moving. Gee, I wonder?

HJ: Everything should be as simple as possible and no simpler, according to Einstein.  Wise words from a brilliant and wise man.  If you’re in overwhelm or even just feeling stretched a bit thin, it’s time to reconsider and slow down, which ironically will lead to more success and perhaps most importantly, more enjoyment out of life.

- Truth

3 Ways to Make Your Life Simple and Successful Again

By Marc Chernoff | Marc and Angel

“There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth.”
―Leo Tolstoy

We all have days, weeks, months and – for some – even years of feeling anxious and overwhelmed with the work we have yet to do. It’s an elusive feeling that aches from deep within. From the outside, people think you have it all together, but they can’t see what’s going on in your head. Stress fills your thoughts and emotions all too often, nagging at you throughout the day. You have so many things to do and they never seem to get done. You always feel a day late and a buck short. The pressure is intense and overwhelming.

Jed Shlackman, Contributor
Waking Times

Scientists exploring the phenomena of cymatics have observed and documented how vibration governs the form of physical matter. When vibrational energy and information are introduced via sound, light, or other vibrational stimuli, physical systems change their form and function. Vibration can be perceived in multiple sensory ways, with all of our 5 senses being ways of interpreting vibratory patterns in our environment. Everything that is perceived to exist in physical reality is just the narrow, dense layer of wave forms and vibration that is being projected and manifested by higher density vibrational fields. Physicists have discovered that any particle which appears to exist is in a sense a snapshot of a wave, which appears in a momentary frozen form as a result of the observer perceiving it in order to crystallize a reality for the observer. Nothing is truly solid or stable, everything is energy in some state of motion, i.e. vibration.

The beginning of beauty, knowledge, truth and acceptance always starts within. Yes, you can look at the truths of others, examine, disseminate and think about them; however, it is up to you to decide what to incorporate for yourself. You were not provided with an instruction manual, but there have been maps all along the way. ~ Creator