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Day: December 29, 2024

Culmination of the Sunday Supplements

After much consideration, I have decided to take a break from the weekly Sunday Supplements. 

While I love compiling these sources of inspiration and sharing them with everyone, I am taking some time to explore my other writing pursuits.

Also, I’m running out of books to suggest! —For now 🙂

That said, I want to make this last Sunday Supplement post a collection of some of my favorite recommendations from the past three and a half years.

Please take something away from these recommendations that enriches your weeks ahead!

Quotes:

“A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life.”

– Muhammad Ali

(Sunday Supplement #2) – Theme: Growth

“Self-care is giving the world the best of you instead of what’s left of you.”

– Katie Read

(Sunday Supplement #46) – Theme: Self-Care

“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.”

– Maya Angelou

(Sunday Supplement #112) – Theme: Control

“A healthy outside starts from the inside.”

– Robert Urich

(Sunday Supplement #123) – Theme: Health

“It doesn’t matter how slowly you go as long as you don’t stop.”

– Confucius

(Sunday Supplement #128) – Theme: Self-Belief

Books:

The Courage to Be Disliked – Fumitake Koga and Ichiro Kishimi

(Sunday Supplement #7) – Theme: Enriching

Atomic Habits – James Clear

(Sunday Supplement #8) – Theme: Habits

The Untethered Soul – Michael Singer

(Sunday Supplement #12) – Theme: Persistency

Autobiography of a Yogi – Paramahansa Yogananda

(Sunday Supplement #78) – Theme: Change

The Power of Now – Eckhart Tolle 

(Sunday Supplement #91) – Theme: Knowledge/Action

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – Stephen R. Covey

(Sunday Supplement #189) – Theme: Self-Improvement

Movies:

October Sky

(Sunday Supplement #5) – Theme: Growth

Spirited Away

(Sunday Supplement #25) – Theme: Strength

Amadeus

(Sunday Supplement #40) – Theme: Forgiveness

In the Mood for Love

(Sunday Supplement #61) – Theme: Silence

Thank You For Smoking

(Sunday Supplement #145) – Theme: Choice

Ordinary People

(Sunday Supplement #166) – Theme: Grieving

Brainfood:

Rich Roll’s interview with Jesse Itzler 

(Sunday Supplement #3) – Theme: Perspective

David Foster Wallace’s “This is Water” Commencement Speech

(Sunday Supplement #10) – Theme: Appreciation

Miyamoto Musashi – The Path of the Loner — video by Einzelgänger

(Sunday Supplement #20) – Theme: Perseverance

Simon Sinek – The Truth About Being the “Stupidest” Person in the Room 

(Sunday Supplement #26) – Theme: Journey

Tony Robbins | The Tim Ferriss Show 

(Sunday Supplement #177) – Theme: Adventure

Practicing Gratitude for the Present Moment | Eckhart Tolle

(Sunday Supplement #182) – Theme: Gratitude

Closing Spiritual Passages:

“For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.”

– Matthew 13:12

(Sunday Supplement #85) – Theme: Abundance

“Even monkeys fall from trees” (猿も木から落ちる)

– Japanese Proverb

(Sunday Supplement #42) – Theme: Passion

“Indeed, Allah will not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves.”

– Quran 13:11

(Sunday Supplement #134) – Theme: Change

“Knowledge is a garden. If it isn’t cultivated, you can’t harvest it.”

– African Proverb

(Sunday Supplement #19) – Theme: Honesty

“For those who have conquered the mind, it is their friend. For those who have failed to do so, the mind works like an enemy.”

– Bhagavad Gita 6:6

(Sunday Supplement #80) – Theme: Self-Reflection

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I’m grateful to have been able to share these recommendations each week for the past three and a half years. 

If you are interested in checking out a glossary of my Sunday Supplements (here) is the pinned page on my blog that lists all the supplements in order with their recommendations.

I aim to post updates on the main page of my website of any updates on my short story, novel, and screenwriting career as they come in.

I might revisit the Sunday Supplements later on, but until then, thank you, and have many blessed weeks ahead!

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