Happy National Only Child Day! I guess the “national” part must be American, but I’m going to break with polite British etiquette and gatecrash. There’s a Facebook page with around 24,000 onlies celebrating “the only children of this world and our historic…
“I have something to tell you.” His blue eyes looked pained, and he spoke carefully and slowly. “My ex is…
“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.” -Mark Twain
We must choose these good friends with care. This is amazing because life is something so many of us take if for granted. I have always been scared that I have valued things so much more than people. Things are great, but those things…
It all seemed so simple: act professional and get you work done. As a new employee starting…
The above is, I’ve found, a typical response to someone who you have just learned is having a hard time. I’ve even used it myself. Maybe a friend is going through a family crisis. Maybe a friend of theirs has…
Expressing who you are can sometimes be terrifying. Writing a post, doing a personal video on Youtube…
Spoiler Alert!!
There is no spoiler alert.
About six months ago, I was walking through a beautiful garden in the most serene and lovely place…
I started blogging when I was 24, at age 24 I wrote what I knew about life and then…
I am convinced college is the most extraordinary chapter of our lives. We left our comfortable homes and childhood friends for this new chaotic fast paced life.. so many new experiences, so many people come and go, memories made just as quickly as others are forgotten. The days dissolve together and…
Someone pretty famous or profound once said something like, “the two most important days in your life are the day you were born, and the day you find out why.” Really? Dear Lord, congratulations to you if you’ve figured out the latter.
Do we really need to be in a specific type? I do not give a fuck to lots of stuff. Some think that I am a child. Some think I am an asshole. In some rare cases, I feel, I am enlightened ;) I am happy as long as I don’t give a fuck and happy to be an enlightened asshole child. I know the first 2 or all 3 don’t go together. But I think I am capable…
Over last twenty something years of my life, I’ve struggled with self confidence issues…
What stands behind this nowadays popular movement called Minimalism? Minimalism means striving for a simple lifestyle, getting rid of things you do not need or like, creating an uncluttered household and eliminating non-essential stuff in order…
I read ‘When Breath Becomes Air’ by Paul Kalanithi last week and it was awesome. I loved it so…
I’ve had a long and fruitful relationship with alcohol. I certainly don’t consider myself to be an alcoholic, or to have any dependency on alcohol beyond what is common in my peer group. What concerns me more is how commonly abused alcohol is within the peer group…
Love and dating have become disparate endeavors thanks to pop culture, media, and social reinforcement. But it is high time to change the conversation, to clarify the rules, to go back to basics, and to redefine dating from a healthy perspective.
I strongly believe I graduated at a very wrong time. I'm a fresh graduate at a time where there are no jobs for people like me. People with no experience are not welcome in the job market. All the vacancies are for the grown ups, the professionals that…
or… the basics of Scrum
Keep going. Stay in that lane and don’t avoid traffic. Keep climbing and don’t…
Suddenly, I remembered that I had an unfinished contemplation, and I wish I get the answer…
“Don’t let TV raise your kids!” Why not? I picked up some important tips from sitcoms, teen dramas and cartoons.
Aren’t lists great?
As I reach a moment of decision (or better said — indecision) that includes the…
In a new city, all by myself,no longer I judge people judging me,no longer I care about what I am projecting.
I can truly be who I am,or I can choose to be whomever I want.
Sorry girl, but you lost me when you started talking about how POC need to “act like people” by “pulling their pants up…” etc etc. I can’t buy any of your “one love” product, given that you discriminate and demand conformity of people you don’t understand based on their skin color, but don’t with regard to people who have a sexual orientation that…
A new job is almost always exciting due to new challenges, better opportunities and…
Malcolm Gladwell, author of David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants was interviewed by Glenn Beck and asked what Gladwell believes to be the reason why some people with ADD and other perceptual aberrations use them to…
I’m in the third decade of my life and often wonder what I’m doing to make myself happy. I’m not talking about relationship happy, I’ve managed to cover that base. The kind of happy I need is the emotional gratification you get when you look at yourself in the mirror and…
‘But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.’ —…
This time last week I was learning to surf in Sayulita, Mexico. Right now, I’m staring out the…
Hi,
My name is Kristina. Since I was a kid, I loved reading books, especially books on psychology, anthropology, philosophy and religion, health, as well as various self-help books. I constantly encounter lots of interesting and useful information on how one can improve his or her life…
I expected Saturday night to be fun. House of Blues. Downtown Boston. A date with my husband.
Saturday morning was beautiful. It was bright, the birds were singing. I woke up later than expected, but ready to start the day. Sure, there were dishes in the sink from roomates the night before; but I wanted to get things done. My partner noticed that the poor puppy has been…
When was the last time you did something completely crazy? I don’t mean crazy in a rule breaking, chaotic, lets-go-wild sort of way, though that’s ok too. What I mean by crazy is something just so completely different than your usual self. Something simple, but yet it feels so innately alien to you…
The 7 Best Things to Give the Homeless Instead of Money
I’ve been running a homeless ministry for six years now. And during that time, I’ve spent a lot of…
learning in unexpected places
One day I decided to love our dog, Lola. I say ‘our’ dog but I did not choose the…
I’m really good at leaving.
Stuck moment: I didn’t skip her party because I don’t care. I’m just trying to be responsible about how I spend my money. That means pulling back on the fun stuff. But she doesn’t understand — she doesn’t know what it’s like to struggle.
A punch in the face could be what you need.
Now today, I’m a man of peace and promote co-operation and love, however as an ex- unbeaten bare knuckle fighter, unlicensed boxer, martial artist and bouncer I know the value of a good punch.
“I disappear. I do that sometimes”
I love that quote. It can resemble me. Sometimes, I disappear mysteriously, not knowing what the reason is behind. Why do I have to disappear? Does it make me feel better? Are all of my problems gone? It doesn’t even make sense, I guess. But I…
This is not a cry for help so just usher away if you are prone to show empathy or sympathy and /* not but, most people including me would have used ‘but’ as a conjunction there */ linger on if you are currently in the process of loosing weight or gaining it or are thinking of either.
Life had always been about achieving something or I would say to get the feeling.
The feeling of securing first rank in class, the feeling of cracking IIT, or maybe the feeling to make the first girlfriend. It has always summed up to get that momentary joy as a result of sacrificing…
Chase after those goals and dreams. Chase and don’t stop pursuing for that better job, that new car, that better more healthy body or founding that company you dream of. Push for it, chase after it, pursue with all your focus and dedication. Do not try half-heartedly. There is…
I have been thinking to write and share my stories, and it was through my friend Nagaa from India that helped me decide to pursue it through this post. This is history since this is going to be my first post in any blog site.
To start with, below is a note I wrote…
Most people do something until they get it right once –then they think they’re done.
Don’t you just hate it when teachers/professors ask you “what do you want to be when you grow up”? Being a teenager at the age of 16–19 is already tough enough but these are the years where we figure out what really is going on in life. These are the years where we question all that we can, while we can. What we want to be when we grow up is not…
Life having the most diversified meanings, is sometime meaningless for many people Because life is more than just a word .Life is just like a liquid which it self has no shape but it takes the shape of vessel in which it is poured.So here the shape is meaning of life and vessel is your aim, hence…
Dreamers see things before they are real, before they exist. The truths seen by developers or pioneers evolve into agreement and not from agreement. Innovators decide on success and push past the “everyone knows” crowd into a new path. Once the path is seen, the innovator gains agreement and growth as more people are attracted. In every great motion…
I have never been able to do what I don’t love. I worked in a shoe factory once, and I would come back home so depressed that I would just lay in bed with the blankets over my head. I am not wired to do things I do not love.
Various things have been said about anxiety, about incredibly mind-boggling decision making and indecisiveness and just not knowing and understanding yourself. While facing a potentially life-altering decision, a nervous person may find themselves held firmly and suffocatingly in the murky mud…
Seriously, why did I do that?
I started off this year with clear objectives. Objectives of changing jobs, moving, building up my photography profile, growing as a photographer, and a budding excitement to entrench myself deeper into social.
Agape is a Greek word for love. Agape is saying I love you even when you don’t deserve it. Agape is loving you even if your sacrificial love is not recognized and is not reciprocated. It does not extend to the deserving but to the undeserving alike.
An Outlaw and a Redeemer: A Tribute to Merle Haggard
The image of Merle Haggard’s face is like the creases and ridges of a parched California — in life, as in eternal memory, there is a weathered texture; there is survival amidst harsh conditions and resistance against onerous odds.
Not afraid to fear God (for on Him rests the best foundation for life)
People are people no matter what size they are, what gender, what colour skin, what religion or where they are from.
A lot of you made New Year’s resolutions when the clock struck 12:00AM as 2016 started. After 100 days, who has actually kept…
There is no escape…
We follow this place,Shuffling about in circles,Heavy-hearted,
I stopped questioning because I wasn't getting the answers. I wasn't looking for right answers, just some answers to my questions. But I wasn't getting any and so I stopped questioning.
To get the right answers, you need to ask the right questions. Or rephrase the question such that it elicits…
Hi Charles,
Felt compelled to respond because I empathize with your position. But I want to add my two cents. Your central thesis is that your writing shouldn’t be commingled with the watered-down sales-pitch spam that flows freely throughout this site. Fair enough.
Almost a year ago, one of the most transformative experiences of my life took place when I studied abroad in…
“What would you have me say,” I whisper with intention and a bit of frustration (inspired by A Course in…
I haven’t always been fat. It came gradually as I gave up on my hopes and dreams. I was fifteen and pregnant. I didn’t want a baby nor did I want my baby’s father. I felt stuck. Nothing gave me joy. I loved being outside but I stopped going out. My activity level decreased. I wilted…
Throughout my working career I had several coaches. These people had several advises what was importance on that’s moments in time. As a business owner it’s sometimes surprises me how people are trying to suck up. And I ask myself “why! Do they think I’m stupid”. “Why do they think I don’t see it?”
I want to talk about an excellent book I’m reading right now called With Winning in Mind, the third edition, by Lanny Bassham, who is a former multiple Olympic gold medal winner.
This is a book I think you should definitely read, if you’re looking for a new…
No one likes ultimatums. Warnings are meant to be ignored. Advice is seldom heeded, usually when the one who dispensed it in the first place had long been dead and buried.
I was unfriended again.
Confession: it is not the first time it has happened nor do I expect it to be…
That’s what today felt like. It was going quite well and then just went downhill. I won’t go into massive detail but we make mistakes and shit happens. I feel low.
Nothing more to say. Tomorrow will be better hopefully.
Coming out of our first project, I thought I had started to get my feet wet in understanding the cadence of a project. Ohh, nay nay, Stephanie, you do not yet possess such wisdom. Clocking in at over 46 hours of project time over 11 days, I walked away…
A few months ago, I received a voice mail from a 1–800 number. The man in the voice mail said to call him right back as it was urgent; however, it was 7PM by that time so I decided the phone call could wait until the next day. That night, curiosity killed the cat and I…
As much separate. As they are whole.
As much none. As they are one.
There’s a trend going on in today’s culture, everything has to be better, faster…
You are preoccupied with your work. You despise it. But the moment you complete it…
I was afraid of everything that could make me happy, everything that would make me feel alive and satisfied with life — the taste of success. I was not afraid of failing after success, I was afraid of success itself because it has to destroy the current…
Your idea of Minimalism sounds just like Buddha’s idea of detachment.
Shocked you don’t leave technology behind. 3 of the 4 items you like are tech.
And isn’t living like this itself a goal?
As I was searching at home for my children’s books I came to the conclusion that all of my books (and I mean all of them) had one thing in common: they didn’t have a hero’s journey. More of them were loaded with morals as opposed to the hero’s…
QUEST FOR PASSION BEGINS
Yes, that is the first question we ask you when you hit the auditorium, “Do you do what you love?”
Well the question would seem to be very easy but the answer isn’t. Majority of people don’t do what they love and often wait for the weekends to relax. It is very important to…
Keeping with the theme of recent posts, it’s worth some consideration of what we mean by the word ‘trust’ and why it’s so valuable?
Trust is the key to frictionless interactions and transactions.
You know that one dream of yours that you will never tell anyone about because it’s too embarrassing to talk about because it’s sooo unrealistic? Everyone has one dream that they would do almost anything to make it happen, and yet they won’t ever talk about it because it is too embarrassing because…
You brought tears to my eyes. My granny passed away last Sep & I was very fond of her. I really miss her so much especially talking to her late nights, she couldn’t sleep, so used to watch TV and then we both will discuss films & actors & actresses.
“Many people in this world are still so identified with every thought that arises in their head. There is not the slightest space of…
I have these trees in my backyard. Correction, I had these trees in my backyard. I needed to make room for my garden so I went Paul Bunyan to the trees measuring about a foot in diameter. I hacked them down and recycled them to use as the garden perimeter. I felt…
Ok, so I have a wee bit of a confession to make.
I have been hiding some of my gifts, skills and talents from you but in recent weeks, I felt called to sharing all of them in more or less on place or space. This thought really was brought on when I…
Is Your Head Arguing with Your Heart? Lessons from a Master Procrastinator
If I could be paid for my work and accomplishments as a procrastinator, I would be a gazillionaire. In high school, everyone was assigned a term paper which took the entire semester to complete. I started mine at 2 am the night before and finished the…
If you’re the kind of jealous girl, listen to this. Don’t look people cause they seems so cool and hangout cause of something they have! For example their talent, if their talent was smart at math…
(A pi-spective is where you write about something using only 314 words)
Give every man his gardenhis own soul a mound to toilto sow and tend until his endwhen he rejoins the soil
There has to be a time where we have to accept that we can’t deal with everything at the same time. We’re not superheroes; we don’t have the capes. 😔
Long time no read!
It hurt reading that since just a few weeks ago I had the best talk with him about ……
Have you ever asked yourself what you are on this earth for? What is the overall purpose you have for your life alone? As humans collectively we have a grand purpose but what is your purpose that only you are called to fulfill?
At this time that you need to choose your future, you feel fear and nervous. What do you need to feel comfortable and more oriented? Right here, I am going to write some tips for this moment in your life:
A few days ago, a man by the name of Benny Escontrias (@BennyEsco on Twitter and Periscope) posted the image you see above on his Facebook…
We all want to be accepted. We all want to be loved. That’s human nature, and that’s ok. It’s when you allow that need (and fear of not receiving it) to dictate how or whether you pursue your dreams and passions or the decisions you make — that’s when it becomes a problem. #SeizeYourPassion!
Have you ever been called upon to explain a reading comprehension or talk to the class about…
Why Some Succeed While Others Fail
The Reciprocity Principle and You
Leaving home and going to college for the first time was a big decision I had to make. It means the beggining of something new and growing up as a person and leaving your childhood life behind. Being away from home for the first time is not easy, I remember the first days in college all I…
Most of us realise this but we think that this mostly applies to politicians and other people with fame and notoriety. We often forget that even if a person is not famous his or her leadership still matters. The people that you lead are affected and influenced by your leadership on a daily…
From the moment I was born I knew that you loved me. From the first teardrop that fell, I knew that you couldn’t imagine life without me. From the way that you react, I know that your love is unconditional. I can’t imagine life without you. I’d be pitiful. When God created you he put a best…
Just show up
One of your favorite bands comes to town, and the concert is sold out. You had no idea…
Language is powerful — and not just the words we say out loud.
On a daily basis, each of us has 50,000 to 70,000 thoughts — unspoken words inside of our heads that make up a continuous loop of our internal self-talk…
I loved all those shows, but I didn’t have to fight with anyone to watch. I was an only child living with my mother and grandparents for a great many of those years I didn’t have a clue why my dad was so elusive and at one point disappeared for year. It really wasn’t until adulthood that I recalled some long hidden memories of his connections to…
[originally posted in 2015]
It’s that time of the month again — below is a curated list, the best-of-the-best material on the web to help you invest well and live well. Here’s your one-stop-shop to learn, discover, and dig deep into whatever piques your interest.
If you are a high school sophomore in Vietnam, you will have a fair share of lectures on how to write properly.
“Vision is the art…
One of the most common question we ask and are asked is ‘How are you feeling?’
Let’s put a small twist to this. Sitting in front of the divine light, the divine energy [Let’s call it God for convenience], and God asks you, ‘How are you feeling, my…
Students drop out everyyyydayyy! Im possibly on the verge of doing so also. The struggle is too real. Students are leaving school because they aint getting that mula or they dont have enough confidence. This limits their opportunities for finding that amazing chill job, and also makes them…
“Elders”
Today, I am in an email fight with my grandmother.
I stood up for myself.
I wish those things were not at odds.
Life lesson Learned: Working Out at Night Helps Me Fall Asleep
I have sleep problems, or at least I did.
For years, I had trouble falling asleep. I could never simply lie down and doze off like others. If I did that, in minutes my mind would be racing and I would be more widely awake than before.
What my Ethics class has taught me
With all do respect to everyone out there who has not given a shit about anyone. To everyone who has a dream and who has a reason behind for all that they had tried to do, but yet the turn out was not what for everyone like myself who does truly care about everyone and is tired of seeing everyone struggle and suffer from all walks of life. Those who…
My brain’s irony come full circle. Get ready for a hypocritical talk with my mind. I’m currently watching…
Why do children throw tantrums? Two reasons, 1 because they dont know how to do or achieve what they want, and 2 because it works much of the time with most parents and caregivers!
Many people suck up and focus on appearances because they suck and because it just fucking works most of the time. Good for you that you are one…
Greetings!Capital Road continues to evolve, and here you’ll find the latest adaptation. What follows is a curated list, the best-of-the-best content to help you invest well and live well. Here’s your one-stop-shop to learn, discover…
13 years… That’s the time I’ve been drinking. I spent 13 years of my life being wasted on a regular basis. When you think about it, that’s a lot. If I had to measure it in liters of beer, I could for sure fill up a swimming pool with it. Not sure I would even want to dip a toe in…
Some people get lucky I guess. I think. I’ve pondered a lot about what is or isn’t supposed to be happening in life….at the right…
So after taking my psychology class and learning about self efficacy I kind of feel like bandura had a point, because in the pod cast “three miles” teachers took these kids from this school that was in the hood to a real nice school. apparently the point was to motivate and it did. Except for one…
More than half of all couples, decouples — in some countries! They split up after some time, from 3–8 years up to 25–30 years. Why the particular ranges?
Spice Up Your Life With An Adventurous Ride
Everyone is driven by a passion which takes away the peace of mind in days and sleep at nights, that dream which take every ounce of courage and hard work to get fulfilled. Dreams are those vices which doesn’t let a person sleep, it is a vision where a person sees in the next five…
This the exact thing I needed. The EXACT thing.
In the past it’s hire a lot of people. These kind of letters all get any free time. Worst thing is they are all the same. But one time I received a letter from a person who did understands my problem.
He did this crush my problem and tell me how he would resolve it. I had hired him on the spot. So please don’t tell me what…
In the article “Why 30 is not the new 20” written by Meg Jay, she talks about how 30 ain’t the new 20 and she is write. You will be too late bullshitin around in your 20 like you have the rest of your life. Yea enjoy life but at the same time set yourself up to you can run up them…
I have always been a confused person. Whether it is my personal life or professional life, I have always looked at it and…
Be Happier: 9 Things the Happiest People Never Do…
Great Read/Share: How you Think — and What you Do — Matters a Lot More Than What you Have.
April 12, 2016-Knee Injury
Well not what you thought. But today was the day to contact my doctor and get my…
“In Everyday some new things may happen Learn from it”
Absolute finest narrow boats are incredibly budget-friendly
It is no secret that we all live in a really fast-paced contemporary society, where almost everybody in addition to all things is actually dashing somewhere in attempts of achieving a little something, dealing with some projects or even coping with some…
I’m from Portugal and the concept of GPA is totally foreign to me. I’ve read about it when I had the dream of studying abroad in the USA and not a single glimpse of understanding came around from that. And here comes this post of yours that finally had me saying literally outloud: Ahhhh!
Thanks, Will!
Our mindset is so important in our lives if we are to achieve everything we are called to achieve and be all we are to be to those around us. We can’t allow our feelings to control us yet the majority of people find themselves victim to their own daily emotions.
Etiquette and Kind Words
Always last,
You have succeeded at being an under grad but now you are wondering if you should go to grad school. Grad school is a different beast, but if you approach it the right way you can hit the ground running. Check out this article that gives you 12 tips to survive grad…
Make and keep promises to yourself. Self-trust is how you become excellent in everything else you do. Self-trust underlies self-discipline underlies motivation underlies hard work underlies excellence.
If you do not trust yourself, how will you make little self do what your big self…
Hello Sarah, thank you so much for sharing. I imagine it must be difficult for teachers to navigate the balance between nurturing the style of the young impressionable minds in their care vs impressing their style on them.
It seems it turned out well for you. I am glad you found painting. Maybe someday you’ll go back to poetry or writing in general.
Okay, stick with me on this one.
I listened to a podcast this morning, and it was super early…like 5:00ish and I was out for a run. With that being said, I might not have all the facts on this one completely right, but it’s interesting nonetheless.
I bet it’s hard to accept something like that happened to you, sharing it shows great courage, only thing left to say is Thank you
I have sung Where is Love many times on stage.
You were a bit too big for your britches
A bit too tall for your stool
You ignored all the instructions
You broke all the rules
If I were to cast my mind back into the recesses of my memory, It would be hard to me to…
Today is my last day at AllProWebTools, and I’m definitely experiencing the very definition of “mixed feelings.” Working with the team on the challenge of growing this incredible startup has been incredibly rewarding, a huge learning experience, and has…
Journal
In my psychology classes I was advised to keep a journal. Document my feelings, thought processes and actions. In short have a summary of what am thinking and feeling and how I react to different actions.
This is not easy! Some feelings are better left in a closet in a dark attic with broken…
Social approval is one of the most dangerous issues that humanity is suffering from today. We really need to know our goal in life, believe on it, wear it, embrace it and love it, and then, we will not care at all about others’ negative views on us.
It is true that people do yucky things. And, there are probably times in your life…
First of all, I know what are thinking about, and shame on you. On this post, I want to talk about the jobs I had until…
Silences are the deeper kind of finding out more of each other, discovering that you both respect the introspection which you both need every so often.
Bad moods can be hard to overcome. When you wake up in one it feels like a disease.
Like you’re going to vomit on someone every hour. Except you feel worse after bad mood vomiting because you’ve hurt someone else in the process.
an intro to what i don’t know.
Today was raining and gloomy and all that, but it was nice for me. I think it was possibly the most content I’ve been since I was last content, I suppose. It was because of a creative writing club. The thing about writing is that I always want to do it but I never know what to say. It’s like…
