A River Worth RidingNavigating Life, 2005 - 268 pages Riding the river... ...If you want to survive the rapids of life, you'll need to stop trying to change the river and learn to change yourself... . Learn to examine the real cause of your frustrations . Learn to redefine yourself . Learn to reflect, focus and strategize before taking action . Learn to allocate your resources and understand the power of process . Take control of your life . Stop contributing energy to everything you hate, and start contributing energy to what you love . Learn to attract, nurture, understand and influence the people around you . Learn to read the river's currents and to let life flow" |
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Contents
Boats float for a reason | 10 |
You see dangerous rapids ahead | 16 |
The river is just the river | 9 |
Instead of complaining about the wind | 48 |
No such thing as an empty water | 81 |
Rivers carve canyons | 111 |
An innocent may attempt | 121 |
Keep the river clean | 130 |
Water and everything else | 173 |
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