HAPPINESS comes from inner peace and inner balance. It requires INTEGRITY and STRENGTH WITHIN and GENTLENESS and ACCEPTANCE WITHOUT. Put differently, HAPPINESS is a matter of character and communication. People lack HAPPINESS because they lack inner stability. Then they chase after pleasure that cannot fill the emptiness inside them. […]
We show up at TWO CROSSROADS over and over multiple times a day, every day of the week. We do get to choose which PATH to take. The PATH of SHOULD which is how other people want us to live our lives. It is the PATH of the hopes that […]
A JOURNEY OF A THOUSAND MILES STARTS WITH ONE STEP. When we develop clever plans and ambitions, we lose sight of the way in which small, imperceptible things actually hold the key to what we seek. An effortless action, such as ONE STEP, can lead to A JOURNEY OF A […]
When faced with a BIG LIFE CHOICE where on one side life is as we know it and the other side is a TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCE; we are not able to picture what life would be like on that other side. Our minds are inclined to misinform us. When you find […]
We EXPECT OUR FRIENDS to make us feel valued and loved and also to assist us to discover and inspire our best self. In essence FRIENDS should become instrumental in the architecture of our own character. To make us feel valued and loved our FRIEND must convey appreciation for the […]
If you would be AN EXCEPTIONAL PERSON, be mindful that it is not an ATTAINMENT but a MAINTAINMENT. Just as one does not remain a living being by taking a breath, only through continued breathing does one live. The EXCEPTIONAL PERSON continues as such by continued DELIBERATE THOUGHT OF THEIR […]
There are eight pillars of wisdom; EMOTIONAL REGULATION (the art of coping), KNOWING WHAT IS IMPORTANT (establishing value and making judgment), MORAL REASONING (right from wrong), COMPASSION (kindness and empathy), HUMILITY (the gift of perspective), ALTRUISM (fairness and punishment), PATIENCE (delayed gratification) and DEALING WITH UNCERTAINTY (change). WISDOM is […]
As we grow older, we gain more knowledge. That’s mostly an advantage. But it can also lead us to ignore evidence that contradicts what we already know. That’s TUNNEL VISION or a fixed mindset. With knowledge, we can become too obstinate in our ways to change. EXPLOITATION is to […]
Our lives depend profoundly on RHYTHM. From the constant beating of the heart and pulsing nerve activity in the brain, to our sleep and hormone cycles, RHYTHMIC patterns are present in all we do. A. Gazzaley, neuroscience professor at University of California, says brain activity fluctuates, it oscillates in RHYTHMIC […]
Tich Nhat Hanh said from his interpretation of Buddhist, The Heart Sutra; When we want to UNDERSTAND something, we cannot just stand outside and observe it. We have to enter deeply into it and BECOME ONE WITH IT in order to really UNDERSTAND. If we want to UNDERSTAND a person, […]
