When the Levee Breaks

“…influence yourself by thinking very specific and purposeful thoughts or ideas.” ⠀⠀ Think & Grow Rich (Blinkist) ⠀⠀ Remember. Always be #kind, always be #thankful, always #grateful. #butfirstcoffee (at Carolina)

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.”

- Melody Beattie ⠀⠀ Remember. Always be #kind, always be #thankful, always #grateful. #butfirstcoffee (at Los Gastrosoficos)

“... it’s essential for those of us who want to be successful to examine our own personal attitude towards setting our goals and dreams. How do we feel about our goals and dreams? Are they only castles in the sky? Or is our burning desire strong enough to make them come true one day?” Think & Grow Rich (Blinkist) ⠀⠀ Remember, Always be #kind, always be #thankful, always #grateful. #butfirstcoffee (at Carolina)

Life is meant to be reversed engineered. Then move forward. Don’t let self reflection become crippling. Remember. Always be #kind, always be #thankful, always #grateful. #butfirstcoffee #ipreview

Ideas requiere careful planning, and #love. Remember. Always be #kind, always be #thankful, always #grateful. #butfirstcoffee #ipreview

Life is irritable. Move. Remember. Always be #kind, always be #thankful, always #grateful. #butfirstcoffee #coffeeoftheday #coffeelife #coffeemovement #coffeeholic #ipreview

As promised. Don't think too much of the introduction. Don't feel offended if you are a super achiever. But please, do enjoy your life. It is a disservice to the ones you love to be at 100%, one hundred percent of the time. Just enjoy the fruits of your labor every so often. If you haven't achieved as much as you wanted to before age 30, don't be too hard on yourself. Please, do have standards, by all means. But having standards and self-abuse are completely different things. The is a Latin phrase I learned later in life, which I love: "Festina Lente." Meaning "make haste slowly," or "proceed expeditiously but prudently" Remember. Always be #kind, always be #thankful, always #grateful. #butfirstcoffee (at Carolina, Puerto Rico)

25 Things to Think About: “A Reflection Project.” This seven-day project called “25 things to think about+bonus,” is an exercise in the art of reflection. The first time I did this was when I turned 30 years old and wrote down what I had learned from life so far. I will share it soon so you can compare how life has changed, which things have remained a constant, what has been added, dismissed or edited. I invite you to do the same. Eventually, out of the daily process of reflecting you will start to notice constants, concepts that repeat themselves and serve as either tools, references or goals. Keep on watching on this daily project of reflection, gratitude, and life that has started as what you’re seeing right now. Remember, Always be #kind, always #thankful, always #grateful. #butfirstcoffee (at Carolina, Puerto Rico)

Thank you to the great team at Intercontinental San Juan. Job well done. Nice food, good atmosphere, interesting conversation, great service and experience. When you come to Puerto Rico you must try #alelipr’s food. (at InterContinental San Juan)

25 Things to Think About Part #1. Daily reflection is mandatory. It isn’t about not going to the same place, but arriving at it from a different perspective. Life is a giant mountain on which we’re always going down, staying, or going up. Meanwhile, we walk around the mountain, we’re ever seeing the same things, but from different angles. Always be #kind always #thankful , always #grateful. #butfirstcoffee

PD. You can read about some of these in David Richo’s The Five Things We Cannot Change: And the Happiness We Find by Embracing Them.

25 Things to Think About Part #1. Daily reflection is mandatory. It isn’t about not going to the same place, but arriving at it from a different perspective. Life is a giant mountain on which we’re always going down, staying, or going up. Meanwhile, we walk around the mountain, we’re ever seeing the same things, but from different angles. Always be #kind always #thankful , always #grateful. #butfirstcoffee

PD. You can read about some of these in David Richo’s The Five Things We Cannot Change: And the Happiness We Find by Embracing Them.

25 Things to Think About Part #1. Daily reflection is mandatory. It isn’t about not going to the same place, but arriving at it from a different perspective. Life is a giant mountain on which we’re always going down, staying, or going up. Meanwhile, we walk around the mountain, we’re ever seeing the same things, but from different angles. Always be #kind always #thankful , always #grateful. #butfirstcoffee

PD. You can read about some of these in David Richo’s The Five Things We Cannot Change: And the Happiness We Find by Embracing Them.

25 Things to Think About Part #1. Daily reflection is mandatory. It isn’t about not going to the same place, but arriving at it from a different perspective. Life is a giant mountain on which we’re always going down, staying, or going up. Meanwhile, we walk around the mountain, we’re ever seeing the same things, but from different angles. Always be #kind always #thankful , always #grateful. #butfirstcoffee

PD. You can read about some of these in David Richo’s The Five Things We Cannot Change: And the Happiness We Find by Embracing Them.

25 Things to Think About Part #1. Daily reflection is mandatory. It isn’t about not going to the same place, but arriving at it from a different perspective. Life is a giant mountain on which we’re always going down, staying, or going up. Meanwhile, we walk around the mountain, we’re ever seeing the same things, but from different angles. Always be #kind always #thankful , always #grateful. #butfirstcoffee

PD. You can read about some of these in David Richo’s The Five Things We Cannot Change: And the Happiness We Find by Embracing Them.

25 Things to Think About Part #1. Daily reflection is mandatory. It isn’t about not going to the same place, but arriving at it from a different perspective. Life is a giant mountain on which we’re always going down, staying, or going up. Meanwhile, we walk around the mountain, we’re ever seeing the same things, but from different angles. Always be #kind always #thankful , always #grateful. #butfirstcoffee

PD. You can read about some of these in David Richo’s The Five Things We Cannot Change: And the Happiness We Find by Embracing Them.

25 Things to Think About Part #1. Daily reflection is mandatory. It isn’t about not going to the same place, but arriving at it from a different perspective. Life is a giant mountain on which we’re always going down, staying, or going up. Meanwhile, we walk around the mountain, we’re ever seeing the same things, but from different angles. Always be #kind always #thankful , always #grateful. #butfirstcoffee

PD. You can read about some of these in David Richo’s The Five Things We Cannot Change: And the Happiness We Find by Embracing Them.

25 Things to Think About Part #1. Daily reflection is mandatory. It isn’t about not going to the same place, but arriving at it from a different perspective. Life is a giant mountain on which we’re always going down, staying, or going up. Meanwhile, we walk around the mountain, we’re ever seeing the same things, but from different angles. Always be #kind always #thankful , always #grateful. #butfirstcoffee

PD. You can read about some of these in David Richo’s The Five Things We Cannot Change: And the Happiness We Find by Embracing Them.