simpler times

— Unknown

Chris Noth and Sarah Jessica Parker

Alicia Silverstone, Clueless (1995)

Creating a Day Worth Living

1. Get up early

2. Express gratitude for what you have

3. Do something productive

4. Do something fun

5. Do something for someone else

6. Get some sunlight

7. Exercise – it doesn’t matter what – just do some exercise

8. Put a smile on someone’s face

9. Express gratitude or compliment someone

10. Learn or do something new

Source: cornercanyoncounseling.com

They Drive by Night (1940) dir Raoul Walsh

the actual best moment in all ANTM history

Happy New Year! Photo credit: Nicole Jayne White (@njwhite)

Andrea David @filmtourismus

Motivation is overrated. No amount of motivation would’ve gotten me through hours of my accounting textbook. No “vision” is enough to keep me awake til the crack of dawn on an essay that I don’t even know if the professor will check. Discipline is what determines how far you go. On those days when your cute little list of #goals and vision of yourself 5 years from now aren’t enough, discipline will pull you out of bed and get you to work. I wish I knew this in high school because I thought I couldn’t work without motivation. I wasted so much time trying to find purpose before I realized that working now, albeit blindly, will ensure that I could chase any purpose I discover in the future. Sure, motivation is crucial, but it’s not consistent. It’s not reliable. You can only rely on yourself and your grit.