We have been taught to be influential, and also to be strong and powerful like the tall oak in the forest. We have to assert ourselves convincingly and even bend other people to our will. But Lao Tzu, of the TAO, shows us that the sapling, not the oak, prevails […]
Hopefully it is; “so that we actually feel the BLISS of being alive,” says Joseph Campbell. Many of us are involved in doing things to achieve purposes of outer value that we forget the inner value, the BLISS. We forget the spirituality of helping others, of collaborating, of completing the […]
To persuade someone to your perspective is done by showering them with understanding, care, love and GRATITUDE. The honor of giving and the humility of receiving, all is a CIRCLE. The CULTURE OF GRATITUDE is a gift; that the CIRCLE of reciprocity flows back again and again. This gift comes […]
IT ONLY TAKES ONE PERSON to change things for the better. We must share our thoughts, our knowledge, our wisdom without the fear that someone will “steal” our idea. IT ONLY TAKES ONE PERSON to take the first step. Believing in yourself, is a bridge, it shows confidence in yourself. […]
A HUG is a simple gesture of trust, affection and friendship. “To HUG” means to hold closely, to cherish. The word HUG comes from Scandinavian origin, around the 1560s, from the Old Norse-the word meant “to comfort.” There is no clear origin on when it originated. It seems to […]
To paraphrase Neil deGrasse Tyson; “I dream of a world where the truth is what shapes people’s beliefs rather than beliefs shaping what people THINK is true.” There is a difference between truth and meaning. There are people that would rather KNOW than THINK, establishing a certitude of ready-made beliefs […]
A river serves all the people by its usefulness for boats to navigate on them to transport a variety of goods and people to a variety of destinations. The rivers would not exist if it were not for the humblest of sources; little tributaries and streams that feed into the […]
To paraphrase the immortal song IMAGINE, I hope that I do not diminish the strong, authentic message. To start small, let us IMAGINE the emotional message setting the tone in the workplace. YOU MAY SAY THAT I’M A DREAMER. BUT I’M NOT THE ONLY ONE. IMAGINE ALL THE PEOPLE […]
Around 2007 the iPhone emerged along with; Facebook going worldwide, Twitter, Change.org, Android, Kindle, and the Internet crossed one billion users worldwide, which seems to have been a tipping point. This TECHNOLOGICAL progress without an equivalent progress in human COMMUNICATION can doom us. I know that sounds naïve, but in […]
FENCE: a barrier, enclosure used to prevent entrance for protection, to confine, or to mark a boundary. For establishing exclusive right to possession. An archaic definition; a means of defense, to avoid giving direct answers. Why is it that many of us prefer having an imaginary FENCE around our […]
A Perfume Whisperer 