Ela Crain

What is Kindness?

An interview with Clive Holmes

Kindness is simply unconditional friendliness to ourselves.

What is Self-compassion?

An interview with Clive Holmes

Breaking the Perfect Cycle

Why we should expect less from our children

Why do we want to be perfect? Babies aren’t born with a desire for perfection — rather, this is something we learn, first and foremost, from our parents. We use the word ‘perfect’ as…

A Leader’s Vision

The courage to find your passion, define your vision, and work toward your mission

The Power of Resilience

Implementing failure in education

Have you ever failed a test? Felt your face flush as your teacher hands you that paper with the letter ‘F’ circled at the top? It’s mortifying, to say the least. Our current education system uses this…

Compassion: The Frost-Melting Warmth

Compassion is not a new word in English, but it’s definitely a trending one. If you’ve been hearing the word and having to guess its meaning, join the club.

I invited one of my precious teachers, Clive Holmes, to clarify the scope of the…

Being the Change

How one writer rejected the system and built something new

“Be the change that you wish to see in the world,” preached Mahatma Gandhi. Powerful words indeed, but apart from stitching such a sentiment on a pillow or posting it on…

Redefining Fear & Failure

Ela Crain on the importance of leaving your comfort zone

Fear is a powerful driving force in our lives. Many of our decisions are often based on risk factor — largely focused on avoiding an unwanted outcome — and thus…