Inspiring Youth: Part 2

There are a lot of inspiring quotes for you! That’s why this is a continuation of the last article entitled Inspiring Youth: Part 1.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. – Albert Einstein

An example was when Galileo explained to the people during his time that the Earth was not the center of all planets but the Sun. After that statement, he was criticized, bullied and accused of a lot of negative things. He was even harassed by the Catholic Church itself. Many people can have many weird ideas for others. However if they prove themselves, they can actually be right. Therefore, if you are good with something like math, science and even sports, don’t let negative things sip into you because they’re normal. Instead, think them as flies that can be swept away by a single blow.

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. -Mark twain

It doesn’t mean you have to sail literally, it only means you have to get out from your cocoon or the safety of your home. You don’t need to do the extreme things. Having the courage to go to school, talk to other people and try out new and interesting things are just the few examples. There are a lot of ways to enjoy your life while you still can and while you are still young. Face your fears, make unforgettable memories with your family, friends and even classmates. Do not just slump in your home everyday watching television and playing the same computer games all over again.

Did you know that you actually inspired your parents to change from the time you were in your mama’s tummy? 

Inspiring Youth: Part 1

Children are like the happiest people on Earth. They don’t have to worry about anything. However, children can also feel down and unworthy. Here are the most inspiring quotes for you and their interesting meanings.

It is our darkest moments that we must focus on the light. – Aristotle Onassis

Maybe you are going through a rough time like maybe your family wasn’t working well, you lost someone in your family, your parents are divorcing and etc. However, you must stay strong and pull through these hard times instead of focusing on the bad things. We must always think that our future will still be better after these circumstances in our early lives.

In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure. – Bill Cosby

Bill was a comic and if he fails, everyone will know and there will be a lot of negative and insulting feedback from people. That was his fear for his success. Not one of us doesn’t have something to fear. However, people who are successful in life are generally manageable of their fear. Even they look like fearless human beings, they still have fear but they don’t think about it. You have to be courage to keep moving forward.

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, or worn. It is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude. – Denis Waitley

There are a lot of things that will make people happy. It could be friendship, money, love or career. However, true happiness is not just satisfying your pleasure but it’s about enjoying your life, forever. It starts by appreciating what you have and not by what you don’t have. Thank the problems and struggles because they are making you into stronger person.

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These kids at the hospital look happy!

Common Mistakes of Children

From a website called empoweringparents.com, we make it more simple for you so you would not misunderstand these grown-up words. Here are the 3 most common thinking errors kids use nowadays.

1. The Victim Stance

example: ” I didn’t break it! Sasha (a dog) pushed me.”

What you are trying to say is that you are a victim of the dog. It maybe natural to find ourselves as victims but we shouldn’t do them often. Constantly doing this action will affect your growth especially your emotions. If this happens as you grow up, you will feel that every task is too hard, boring or plain stupid. You will think that everything that will make you challenged or faced up to is unfair for your side. If this continues, you will not do responsibilities that are supposed to help you change.

2. Uniqueness 

example:

mother: Why are you with this group of bullies

son: Because I’m unique mom and they’re the unique group in the school

A lot of children feel that they are unique but sometimes this thinking can have many consequences. Always remember that being unique is not being a bad and unreasonable one. You don’t have to do the bad things to be weird. You can be unique in many good ways such as arts, school and sports.

3. One-Way Training

example: When a child feel that he has the right to look for money in his parent’s bag without the need to ask permission but he doesn’t let his parent check his.

When your parents try to teach you that it’s not right, you resist through verbal abuse, dishonest, destructive behavior and even manipulation. The consequence is you will tend not to do your responsibilities. You’re not going to learn anything that is needed to be learn before you grow and become independent.