Will Johnson
Will Johnson
struggle decision ego
Anytime there is a struggle between doing what is actually right and doing what seems right, then your ego is interfering with your decision.
mirrors lasting-change two
Long-lasting change that will help you create new habits and actions requires an inside-out approach, as well as two very important tools: the mirror and time.
focus want live-in-the-present
I finally learned to live in the present and focus only on what I want rather than what I don't want.
dream never-stop-dreaming stop-dreaming
Whatever you do, never stop dreaming.
wonderful
Change is wonderful, and necessary.
years realizing cases
Although most of us realize what we control and do not control, we live as though we do not really know, and in some cases we spend years focusing on things we cannot control.
miserable
Choosing to be miserable is an option, but not one I recommend.
helping belief behavior
Your behavior is based on your beliefs, and what you do and say, over and over again, helps develop your habits.
ethos action deny
Fear stimulates us to take action and can be our friend, but if you act as though fear is not there-if you deny it-it will build and create barriers.
jobs writing understanding
But novels are never about what they are about; that is, there is always deeper, or more general, significance. The author may not be aware of this till she is pretty far along with it. A novel's whole pattern is rarely apparent at the outset of writing, or even at the end; that is when the writer finds out what a novel is about, and the job becomes one of understanding and deepening or sharpening what is already written. That is finding the theme.
thinking facts purpose
...is this not in fact the purpose of young Americans going abroad? To make them think of things they never thought of?
beautiful writing ideas
The whole process of writing a novel is having this great, beautiful idea and then spoiling it.
brave-person frail persons
Any essayist setting out on a frail apparatus of notings and jottings is a brave person.
chaplains just-listen
A chaplain's biggest gift is to be present and just listen.