Is It Worth It?
You’re taking over as Chief Marketing Officer at a company with a mission that…
In March 2013 my Mum was diagnosed with stage four ovarian cancer.
On a scale of 1–4, stage four indicates that the cancer has spread and developed into other parts of the body. This was the second time my Mum had been…
I Still Dare to Hope
I will never forget this awful time, as I grieve over my loss. Yet I still dare to hope when I remember this:
How Do You Know if Television News is the Right Job For You?
I just had a fascinating conversation with a former intern. Not just any intern. A super intern. A young lady with intelligence and presence, fantastic work ethic and obvious passion for local news. She had "it"…whatever that intangible quality talent scouts say…
I came of age in the 80s in Chicago. It wasn’t Minneapolis but when you’re from the MidWest, anyplace in the…
Life as we seek it is simple. Life as we live it isn’t. So let us try daily to subtract what stands in our way.
We all know it, we’ve all read it and it’s filled each of our hearts with patriarchal glory, empowering and inspiring men to be true, humble and honest. A guide on which all men would base their…
Sigh. It is a sad state of affairs when guys don’t ask questions, point fingers and make “definite” — inflexible statements and THEN also tell others to “get a reality check.”
Sir, you are mistaken. And I can attest to this personally. Right now I have no need to lie, my relationship has…
Have you ever felt like your were forcing yourself to continue on with something — not because you cared about it — but because…
I love online dating, but dang can it be annoying!
I’m a firm believer that everyone in the world should have therapy.
On Saturday a friend and I decided we needed to get out of the city, turn off our phones, and be one with nature.We took a train north and arrived in the quaint town of Cold Spring around…
Many years ago in New York, I had a friend who worked for the writer Marcelle Clements.
Almost everyone I know has declared at some point in their life “This is it! I am going to do it! I am going to put it all on the line, make massive changes, go balls to the wall, and MAKE IT HAPPEN!”
“Drink some water but don’t swallow it,” she said. “Press your index fingers to your ears, pinch your nose with your thumbs. Now swallow.” I did as she instructed. My hiccuping stopped. It was a miracle! She taught me to eat olives. She loved them. She’d pop…
Sunday, April 10th 2016
(I figured that I am still not used to typing 2016. It takes a while to remember!)
A mobile phone video doing rounds on the inter-webs depicts a woman roughing up a bewildered matatu-conductor. She manding that he gives her Sh20 or face her wrath.
Apparently, the conductor had said that the fare on the Eastern Bypass route was Sh80…
The Pressure to BE.
There’s obviously no shortage of think pieces on what makes great companies & teams. This is not an attempt to add to…
When I was four years old, my mother taught me how to crochet. We’d sit on the floor for…
I recently was extremely annoyed and frustrated with my three kids. My family had just finished lunch with one of my…
In the few past blogs, I shared about what I was going through personally. I…
Traveling is an art.
The problem in life is…
One Meal Daily
Living doesn’t have to be hard but we mostly make it so. Sometimes unknowingly but oftentimes carelessly. I have come a long way and I consider myself luck to be alive. Most of my well over years on earth, I ate carelessly. I ate like my life was all about food. I just ate and kept on eating.
Ten more days until university is temporarily over but just three days until my kos rent is due. I decided that it was unreasonable to pay a months fee for only 10 days of actual use, so I decided to move back home.
‘Sorry’ and ‘Thanks’ are the two words used often by us in our daily life.
Couple of random examples strikes my mind,
1. A school going kid to his/her class teacher says ‘Sorry teacher! I am late to class’.
I’ve always been the kind of person who likes–ok loves — to make lists. I’ll get out my prettiest pens, my loveliest highlighters and set out a list that needs to be achieved by the end of the week or–if I’m feeling especially motivated–the end of…
I recently had an experience that made me take a step back. An experience that I know is not unique to me, and probably something many people deal with, and have dealt with.
A spinal carriage is like a coffin. It is very uncomfortable. You lie flat out in this ‘thing’, and all you can see the are branches of the trees or the roofs of the houses going by overhead. It is extremely boring.
Earlier today I read Becca Warner’s “Why I Travel Solo,” which, as the name suggest…
I want to start this story by explaining my 21 year old self. I studied computer science at American University in DC; a junior, living in the ‘grown-up’ dorms with private…
Jacqueline, I have read your piece a few times now and reflected on each of the five traits in my current…
A lot of discussions are done on the increasing popularity and use of forging documents. But nobody discusses on the issues why individuals are forced to use such documents. Instead of…
Getting out of the comfort zone is really hard, even if you hate being there. I procrastinated for a whole year when I started to dread going to work. I’d drag my feet and finally walk into the office at noon, and although it was a newspaper and we writers didn’t have strictly regular hours, I always thought someone was going to catch me slacking and…
My wife wants to know what I’m doing.
Auto-correct. When I first used a phone that had it, I loved it. My clumsy fingers could get half the letters in the…
It’s easy to assume from the title that the best compliment I received was someone (likely a boy) telling me I’m beautiful/pretty/attractive.
I never know how to talk about this without honoring the truth in the moment as well as the…
Not completely, but I’m at least attempting to control it.
This morning, I deleted the default Microsoft games that I’m most susceptible to wasting hours on from my work computer. These were Solitaire, Spider Solitaire, and Minesweeper. I don’t know how to play…
Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving. — Albert…
Getting sober is the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life. Ever. It’s been harder than applying for prestigious universities, companies, and apartments in San Francisco. Harder than being laid off. Harder than breaking up with the person who I thought I would spend the rest of my…
“You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger” — Buddha
I have always been the type of person to keep trying at something until I’ve either perfected it or gotten it done. I always refuse to take performance…
I’m just going to get it out there and say it. Disappointment sucks!!
I suppose you can say having a spiritual practice is a good thing. With the exception of attachment…
Many people claim that work isn’t personal but I think that work is as personal as it gets.
Day 23 — Healthy Mind, Body and Soul
My recent fitness endeavours coupled with my openness about my mental health have got me thinking a lot lately.
I got into such a hole because I was just ticking through life. Waking up, going to work and then going home, every damn day. Nothing else felt like it…
THE LIES OF REALITY
I think what I worry about the most is how my life would be when I leave here (CU).
The lies of reality
I have been sheltered, protected and under heavy guard these four years but what does the next phase hold for me? Leaving here with confusion in your…
6 years of unrequited infatuation in one conversation.
Apparently, the day’s morning was designed to give me a life lesson on Murphy’s law.
I wake up in time and the usual routine follows till I fill up Ana’s bowls with water and pedigree, lock the…
This isn’t an angry post. It started off angry, but I’ve deleted and re-written the whole thing at least 10 times so it’s not breathing fire.
We live in a world where if you look at somebody the wrong way, you’re called out for it. We all go…
Change
I am not talking about the monetary aspect!for sure!
So let’s address the basic question- What is change?
According to Cambridge dictionary, change is to-exchange one thing for another thing; to take something you have bought back to a shop and exchange it for…
I once met a man who was actually a banker/hairdresser. “I do banking for money,” he…
Our actions may be impeded…but there can…
I remember, a few years ago, sitting in a parenting group with a dozen women in their forties, all of us with daughters…
“Unless it comes unasked out of your heart and your mind and your mouth and your gut, don’t do it.” – Charles Bukowski
WHY do I write?
Because I am a writer. I write , hence I am a writer , as simple as that.
I like to write about stuff that touches the strings of my heart and makes it go gooey and happy. Then , I feel like sharing the gooey feeling with the world. I feel that there’s no dearth of sadness in the…
Well, I’m older than all of you, and I don’t care — but I do — but no, I don’t — but I do, but oh, shit, here I go! I just had my 69th birthday! Cheers!
An Eva inspired poem:
Carrots, carrots everywhere
Flinging them throughout the air
In my mouth they must go
Instead they end up on my big toe
And all over the wall they splatter
[insert generic happy picture here]
So today marks the day I received my first rejection letter from a company that I was applying to as a potential summer intern. Throwing aside the fact that I’m in my final year of college and I haven’t gotten much industry…
Talking to strangers can be very very nerve racking, especially if you are socially awkward. Forget about strangers, talking to that cousin you’ve not had a real time chat with in a long time is difficult. I avoid small talk like I have rabies and…
I don’t know about you, but I have done some amazing things in my life.
Now to be fair, most of these brilliant accomplishments and experiences have never actually left the confines of my mind. Quite a few were grand solutions…
I always need something to block part of my minds to think better. And I still keep asking “Why?”. There are certain occasion that my mind seems much clearer to think:
“People say U can’t tell the difference, but U know, it’s the real deal. It’s a cut above. It’s about 100 cuts above. This is the only thing that touches my waffles.”
#calibrated
(Thanks, Sam, for passing this on)
http://heavytable.com/whats-in-princes-fridge/
Sorry, I’ve been missing in action for the past couple of weeks and haven’t been up to date with my blog posts, but I sure miss writing to you all, readers!
“Girls can’t play soccer,” I was told by Ali. Afghani. Roughly 15 years old, though no one really knows for sure. It was his response to me saying I had seriously considered going pro at some point, about ten years ago or more. He laughed, but not meanly. He just…
Daylight
If I approach each day as my last possible day, then I will be determined to get more done….and if I am so blessed to have another day, then that…
From the beginning of time, whenever one hears about paintings the first thing that comes to mind is canvas quality on which the painting has been made. Not only the life of the painting but also the quality and several other aspects that…
Facing your Fear of Failure through Flyers
Failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success. Failure is not facing the challenges. Face the…
Srinivas Rao Loved your time paradox. What you wrote is precisely how I feel. I say, “Live boldly!” Time is precious and it’s so much more worthwhile to pursue the goals and dreams that matter most. Enjoyable read!
He was a New York City guy, who got a job as an illustrator for the New York Times when he…
Thanks John for writing this article and making it so much fun to read. Love the examples and invented children and people. I still have a phobia about going out in public, anytime, if I don’t feel well. I assume I must keep a smile on my face and pretend I feel big and in charge as an adult.
We have a hard time believing that death will seek us out. We live a life as if we are in a dress rehearsal for the real show.
We go out of our way to invent a life where death does not exist.
Farmina N&D, Türkiye’de satışa sunulan en kaliteli diyebileceğimiz kedi maması, köpek maması markalarından biridir. Düşük Tahıllı ve Tahılsız olmak üzere iki farklı ürün grubu mevcuttur. N&D mamaları, köpeğinizin yaşam evrelerine uygun…
Home is where:
Ahhhh… such insight! Not what happens with the process, who might I become. I love everything about this question! It’s the process that changes us and we use that transformation to push us to the next level. Great writing. Thanks for promoting me to reflect on my own changes!
Watching #Empire last night and seeing the part where Andre was at the cemetery with Lucious, reminded me of a recent conversation with my father.
As I shared my feelings, thoughts, and concerns with my father about our…
Mother says 'get out the rain son' back into the house she goes.
After her I start...
Sammy says 'where you goin?, it just started, lets play'
We are ever worried about our future… we always carry regrets about past, we always fear that our ambitions would go unfulfilled, ….we fear about losing our material possessions. Fear and anxiety overwhelms our life. The happiness we get is ever momentary ….ever fleeting….we definitely are today seeing diminishing happiness among increasing material…
Earn the flames of hell over begged heaven..
Let your labour nestle your castle
For its wise to fail in esteem than to rise in shame
Put one foot infront of the other liz
I have to go to work right now, but I will be writing a lenghty response to you later today because you are very misinformed and ignorant of the rampant election fraud that has occurred in several states during this primary cycle.
I relish going on walks around my neighborhood. During these walks, I normally listen to music. It’s an extremely simple pastime, but it gives me a wholesome pleasure; it helps me feel more connected not only to my environment, but to others and to myself.
According to Dictionary.com, Integrity is the adherence to moral and ethical principles.
In my short 21 years of life, I have experienced a plethora of experiences, responsibilities, adversity, and triumph. I have always been a quiet boy growing up. I had two sisters and a single…
This is probably my generation’s least favourite game. The long game. We’d much rather Candy Crush or the…
I thought I was the one that gets sick of people who claims to be the expert and who claims their 'expert' advice works hundred percent of the time.
Even If I end up becoming an expert in any field, I have come to realise it’s not all expert advice that works hundred percent of the time.
Today when I peep back into the past and look for what made me stand to this day as an engineer, I am brimmed with nostalgia about the era of the triad of PCM(Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics).
Being back to school, in those geeks crammed classrooms, I remind myself striving…
I agree with this point, but even more impressive is that you never seem to shy away from tough love. In the position that you are in, you have everything to gain from telling people that it IS easy to run a business, if only they follow the doctrines of your books.
But you never do. And that says more about you as a businessperson than any strategy book.
Saturday afternoon. Mid-spring. The Mediterranean.
Sweetie, please learn from my mistakes. You are a big girl now- you have everything you need inside yourself to keep you safe. You have the opportunity to take these things that were done to you and use them to your advantage. You NEED TO LOVE YOU SO MUCH THAT WHAT OTHER PEOPLE DO DOESNT DEFINE YOU. Because one day, a woman is going to reach out, in…
“To what?” you may wonder.
“Understanding is the essence of learning” anything in life (be it growing up to career, work, friendship, love and everything else).Learning is a part of everyday activity. With or without knowledge, there’s an input of lot of…
I want to be a great speaker for Christ but more than that I want to be a great sufferer along with Christ.
2 Corinthians 4:7–18
Yesterday morning I drove off with the garden centre delivery man.
We are ever worried about our future… we always carry regrets about past, we always fear that our ambitions would go unfulfilled, ….we fear about losing our material possessions. Fear and anxiety overwhelms our life. The happiness we get is ever momentary ….ever fleeting….we definitely are…
Me, too. And it always makes me feel a little self conscious but if I keep everything in my head, I sort wrong…so I was happy to walk in on a co-worker going on just like I do and I mentioned it to her, appreciatively.
She called it “self-narration”.
I love that.
You show the “thick-skined” to mean that one is not hurt or affected easily in being wounded, because s(he) knows the roots of ‘whys,’ which in turn points to ‘hows’ in order to come out of the situations that cropped up in front. Having discerned the nature of things in its entirety, s(he) finds oneself only becoming calmer, more understanding, more…
This was so refreshing, and nostalgic. It makes me think of lo-fi music, and watching modern life go by, thinking about how I know already that as I’m 22, 16 year-olds are experiencing life far differently than I ever did. Especially in this age.
I grew up with the Internet. For people 6 years younger, they are growing up…
I have no idea what I am doing right now,But I am trying my damn hardest to figure it out.
I am terrified of the future.There is so much content that is supposedly inspiring,But it just makes…
There’s no doubt that no two people are the same. There is also no doubt that we all experience some of the same things.
At some points we feel like life couldn’t be better. We’re feeling good, the family is healthy, everyone is…
#cherishdpal
“ You think you have lost your faithBut you have notYou have only misplaced your faithAnd you can’t find it where it lies nowDeep in your soulAnd the way to do thatIs through the simple process of love..”
If there is one thing that all entrepreneurs share in common, it has to be the false belief that all mankind just HAS to like the thing that they invented. Every person who looks like they’re not interested, or even — god forbid — say something negative about their product, company or service…
Music, Muses and the Loss of a Legend
Today is a very sad day. When the world loses someone who has contributed, inspired, touched, shocked, tapped into the…
April 21, 2016–9 miles
In the online world, we hear so much about the good days. The days when everything is going great. The days when we’re hanging out with friends, catching the sunrise, eating at the latest restaurant, swimming in the ocean and…
You want me to create awesome, quality and thoughtful design? Release the leech and tell me “Make something you’ll be proud of.”
I read a quote today that basically said to ask yourself this question, “Did your energy, words, and presence communicate what you wanted to the world today?”
I want to be able to say, yes, to that everyday. If there are situations where I don’t…
What is going to be the reaction from these people when the first women or young girl is sexually assulted by predator falsely claiming to be a Transgender person? Why would anyone even want to take the risk even if it might be a small one. It’s not going to take long before something terrible happens. I for one am not willing to take that risk for…
Agree!
Synecdoche, New York is about a man pursuing perfection at the cost of life itself. By the end of the film, in which he attempts to construct the perfect film, the main character realizes how lonely he is, and this attitude is reflected in his work and his life. Ultimately, he becomes what he fears: lonely.
I was a Sophomore in College the day my mother called and told me my sister had left to be with a man she met while in jail… without much thought at all I gave up everything to go…
Thanks for your insights on what to expect to read this year. I’m not a good writer, but I’ll like to read. I’m looking forward to your articles.
The boys and I are receiving “manna” everyday. God provides. But, the manna is not what is keeping us alive in the desert.
Amazing. Thank you for encouraging me through your grief.
I actually look forward to my mother aging. I’m sure I’ll have stories like this to tell.
This is great and I smiled and laughed at a few parts. Your Mom is awesome!
I have seen a lot of bloggers address fear. How fear puts them down and makes them frozen in time with the only way out being that of full retreat. The result is for them to never face the dilemma again. It makes them useless on that subject or event. It should be said that fear is your…
I’ve made similar decisions, but I’ve also decided never to regret anything. Works for me.
11 Ways You Are Your Own Worst Enemy…
There are Many Ways we Can Interfere with our Own Best Interest — some Obvious, others More Subtle. Learn How you Get…
There is always something happening around us that inspires us to do something new, to do something unique and to be something special. These experiences teaches us to make change. Till now there are so many experiences that made me to think that I…
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Well said Gary! People need to understand their success only arrives when they put in the energy and the passion every moment of their day! This will put them in a winning situation!
Read the Updated News
A man, who is habituated to read the Updated News, begins to think of it even before he leaves his bed in the morning. If he is a…
Office settings can get real interesting when things go wrong. Depending on the environment, some might not make it out alive.
So today there happened to be a glitch in one of our shows that aired. In the middle of everyone trying to figure out what…
So , yes another massive week just went by and well let’s just say all is normal in the big world of my journey in hospo.
Unless you are specifically being paid for it, never let your boss know that you have a passable working knowledge of a program like Excel. Otherwise, you will find yourself awake at 3am trying to deliver on his pipe dream promises that were made with little to no actual thought towards realistic…
7 Statements Worth Repeating to Yourself Every Day…
What you Tell Yourself can be More Important Than the Feedback you Receive from Others. So, Say these…
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and struggle.
I think it’s something a lot of people are struggling with. The thing that is helping me is, to break up the day into blocks. A block for each moment you need. Stop doing everything and be in that moment / block of time. And enjoy it.
