MEMORY sounds like a natural talent, it turns out to be a LEARNABLE SKILL. Incredible MEMORY capacities are sleeping inside all of us only IF WE USE THE RIGHT TECHNIQUES TO AWAKEN THEM. So ditch the bad study habits you learned in school and start using some of the following […]
According to David Brooks people have a choice between TWO MOUNTAINS to climb that can shape their life. People on the FIRST MOUNTAIN spend a lot of time on reputation management. They are trying to win the victories the ego enjoys. This self-improvement technique usually consumes individuals starting out in […]
Wolves are known to have a high level of intelligence. The wolf has the capacity to express a wide range of EMOTIONS including; CARING, LOVE, LOYALTY, SADNESS, WORRY, GRIEF, JOY and HUMOR. Unlike human’s, wolf expressions are always genuine, reflecting their inner truths. Wolves are truly SOCIAL animals. Native […]
In a recent post, THE SONG OF THE UNIVERSE, it was discussed how the Native Americans see all in nature as a “YOU” not as an “IT.” This way you are able to learn from nature. The founder of Aikido, M. Ueshiba, wrote the book THE ART OF PEACE. This […]
We live in a culture of SELFISM—a culture that puts an emphasis on SELF, on SELF-CARE, and SELF-DISPLAY. We all want to live a life of meaning, the good life. The philosopher, J. Royce said that the good life means tightly binding yourself to others – giving yourself away with […]
You can’t have SUCCESS without GIVING emotion, you can’t have emotion without GIVING empathy, you can’t have empathy without GIVING humility, you can’t have humility without GIVING collaboration, you can’t have collaboration without GIVING GRATITUDE. To have GRATITUDE you should show THANKFULNESS or APPRECIATION all the time for the GIFT […]
BE A BELIEVER, BE A BELIEVER OF TRUTH, BE A STORYTELLER OF TRUTH. W. Benjamin said regretfully; “the traditional side of truth, WISDOM, is dying out.” He attributes this to the rise of unconsidered and plentiful information. We move from data to information to knowledge to WISDOM. We have […]
Perfection is uninteresting, it is the imperfections of life that is lovable. We are so involved in doing things to achieve purposes of outer value that we forget that the inner value, the joy that is associated with being alive, is what it is all about. To be aware of […]
A recent study at Stanford University showed that a 40% decline in EMPATHY in our young people over the last two decades, with the most precipitous decline in the last 10 years. With a limited amount of EMPATHY, it is difficult for someone to give or receive a GIFT of […]
Be proud of BEING CONSIDERED A MISFIT. A MISFIT is; A MAVERICK, A REBEL, A NONCONFORMIST and yes an ODDBALL. Some MISFITS of the past were, Leonardo Da Vinci, Einstein and Steve Jobs. Their ability to combine observation with fantasy allowed them to make unexpected leaps. To paraphrase Schopenhauer; “Talent […]
