lifestyle
Love is the guide
If you love them deeply and want to be an agent of goodness in their life, drop the knee-jerk righteousness imbibed into you by centuries of societal insecurities. Lean in genuinely, from the heart. Let love, curiosity and the desire to understand be your guides. Sense the sore spots at the core of the disconnect … Continue reading
Change
“Change is the only constant in life.” ~Heraclitus We are born with only one certainty: that nothing we attach to or experience in this life will last. Nothing. Our life’s end is its only guarantee. Let us no longer focus on the illusory permanence, rather let us open our heart, mind and body to joy. … Continue reading
The fluidity of success
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your wild and precious life?” ~Mary Oliver Ever since our childhood, we are imprinted with a desire to be successful. Maybe even more so than an encouragement to allow for happiness. Our parents, our teachers, society at large, implicitly and explicitly build within the growing … Continue reading
One wish
What if I told you that this is IT. This is that time you’ve been waiting for. In fact, it was here all along, waiting for you. Waving, jumping up and down, shaking things up, trying to get your attention. “Some day”, you thought.. “Pick me, pick me!!”, this day called back. “If only,…” you … Continue reading
No pain, no pain
If your experience is anything like mine, you grew up being taught that in order to accomplish anything worthwhile you needed to sweat, hurt and sacrifice. Yes, perseverance is crucial to reaching a goal, and sustained effort is how you move forward. But does it have to be painful? Could pain be a sign … Continue reading
Express your love
What if you viewed your work as an expression of your love?
you’re sorry…
…because I say so We tell kids to say sorry, say it “like they mean it”. Is this mostly to fulfill what we think society expects of us? What are we really suggesting to them? “You don’t need to experience empathy, as long as you pretend to”. “I am not interested in what you might … Continue reading
giving and receiving
“When you enchant people, your goal is not to make money from them or to get them to do what you want, but to fill them with great delight.” ~Guy Kawasaki To give without expecting an immediate, commensurate repayment, is a freeing act. There is true, intrinsic satisfaction in knowing that you have extended yourself … Continue reading
paralyzed by carrots
There is much to say about education, and there are many different views of what it means and how to achieve it. I’ll focus on a topic I think is of utmost importance: the WHY of learning. Motivation. This plays a crucial role in how people of all ages seek and absorb information and how … Continue reading
there you are!
One of my favorite quotes comes from the Zen philosophy, and in my opinion it carries a few different messages. I believe the main meaning of “Wherever you go, there you are” is a reassurance that we carry within ourselves all we need to live our lives joyfully and in awareness. There is an endless … Continue reading