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 […]
A Perfume Whisperer 