Day 4: Unsolicited Sympathy

Emotional Intelligence — “the capacity to be aware of, control, and express one’s emotions, and to handle interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically”.

EQ is highly touted in today’s landscape. People are recognizing that EQ is just…

Day 5: Home on Ice

The damp smell of rubber meets the cold chill in the air. This is the first thing I notice when I walk into an ice rink. My mind and body reacts immediately to this familiar stimuli. Even if I haven’t been to the rink in over a year, I instantly slip into old habits and patterns.

Day 3: The Passion Economy

This term, The Passion Economy, is one I’ve recently heard. The (overly-simplified) premise is how we can succeed economically based on our passions.

Seems like a simple-enough concept, except that means you have to know what your passion is.

Day 6: Alive in the Pain

Sadness and sorrow is a good thing. It stems from the fact that we loved something so deeply and profoundly. Going through life without loving anything, without forming a bond, a meaningful attachment — now that is the true sadness.

Day 1: Currents and Paddles

I told a friend I wanted to get into writing more — it’s something I enjoy doing, but do not do enough of. I told her that in the month of March, I would start a 31-day writing challenge. She told me I didn’t need to wait to March and challenged me to start today. So here I am.

Day 2: Sensory Deprivation

Sensory deprivation. No sounds. No sight. No feelings.

You don’t know where your body ends or begins. You could be on a different planet, for all you know. Floating, still, present.