In January, 2017 I took a ten day course on Vipassana Meditation, mainly for two reasons, one…
When I opened Facebook this morning, the “On This Day” feature reminded me that I graduated from college two whole years ago. And boom — hello, reflection and nostalgia and longing.
To access real power, you have to let go the illusion of power
I was on Instagram the other day and one of my favorite fitness competitors posted the following:
The clouds are low and heavy over Quebec this morning. The drizzly rain is a contrast to the brilliant…
There are many downsides of ageing but none can touch the helpless nerve of being proven wrong again and again and…
If there is a single idea that affects the choices that influence my life, it’s this:
artwork created by DaRaun Crawford
The question that has been troubling me a lot is TO SAY ‘NO’ OR TO SAY ‘YES’? What should I do?
Kalau Chairil Anwar bilang hidup itu soal menunda kekalahan, itu sepenuhnya benar. Aku sering merasa ketika banyak orang aman dan tenang selayaknya…
At 11, my teacher asked who we supported. Most didn’t care, and though I knew what I should…
Our insignificance in the WHOLE universe is the counterweight to our ego.
But the significance in our subjective world is also a counterweight to our ego.
I love you what you wrote Zat Rana.
You sum up the past century of western culture caught up in self importance.
Multiple people, when they learned that I was going to a taichi school in the sacred…
Q: So Wei Yang as you know, I am going to join NUS in a few months time. As you can…
Did Nana softly sigh as we slipped out of sight?
Very good advice, Zat. You only have to stand at the edge of the Grand Canyon or next to a Monet painting to realize how tiny we are. That we’re able to appreciate natural wonders, their enormity, and art in the context of its ingenuity doesn’t diminish us as humans: it shows we respect what is bigger than ourselves, and that respect gives us meaning. Thanks for the post.
There is a stigma attached to ending one’s own life. Honestly, I cannot see why. I…
Recently my one and only daughter turned 10 years old. And this week we had gone out to dinner, as my parents are in town visiting. And that is when it happened. The earth had stopped spinning altogether on-its-axis. Time had froze. Though it wasn’t an earthquake, or blackhole…
One day i came back from my university and i entered in my room i noticed that there is so mess in my room, i started thinking of managing my room so i started working on PDSA model i.e.
My mother was 36 when she had me. She wrote the following message six weeks after I was born, in a baby…
by: Cynthia Ann Kazandjian
first crickets —
By Chris Palmer, M.A
Founder, FigureOutYourLife.com
It’s Mother’s Day 2017 and I’m compelled to reach out to the mothers out there…
The ironic thing about being a journalist is you never find the time to write about the things you…
It was a shame what happened to George — not because he killed himself — but because he chose such a lonely place…
First, I need to say this — I’m not an expert when it comes to relationships…
It was Mother’s Day, 2005. Taking advantage of the good weather, I decided to enjoy a game of…
I’ve been living in South Korea for 2.5 months now. Past experience has shown me…
“We’re all gonna die! We’re all gonna die! We’re all gonna die! We’re all gonna die!” he proclaimed each morning at 6am…
The BeingOne Forum was supposed to be the largest self-development event in Europe. Except that it was chaos, highlighting the best and worst of the new spiritual movement.
My journey to buying a townhome. Below are links to previous stories. Week Nineteen of 52-Week Writing Challenge.
For one of my classes this semester, we were asked to write a personal statement. No other prompt was provided, other than to write about…
Source Unknown
Lately I’ve noticed you’re not listening to me in the way you once did. As I talk, I see your eyes glazing over just a bit, and I don’t feel as though the information I’m imparting is reaching its target as accurately as in the early days of our relationship.
I had an interview on Friday with a tech company for whom, years ago, I would have sold a body part to work. The…
The world is changing rapidly. In last 5 years, technology has taken so vast space in our lives. Our perspective and intellectual abilities have changed but still we are stuck with old school of thought when it comes to growth and taking decision that make our future which I know everyone wants to have a freedom of choice. Now, the problem is, one…
To the newly admitted MBA candidate,
Congratulations on the exciting times ahead! With orientation week and few exams behind you, you must be thinking that everyone around you is 10x more…
Though I know my mind is impossibly mad,why must you say, “I know you’re really sad,”telling me how I feelas if I…
I hear everyone talk about doing what they have to do but have a much more difficult time finding the people doing…
People say college is a magical place. It’s really not.
You work so hard for that big presentation at work, that important test at school, or that marriage you tried to save; and then you are startled by the disappointing results. Words like “But, I worked so hard”, resound in your head! You look around to find others having it easy(Or do they…
The despair that sets in after graduation is one that lingers just behind the veil of adulthood. It’s the realization that nothing will ever be the same. With every step towards the inevitable crossing of the stage lives are shifting, though trajectories may be unknown, they are going to…
I’m not sure about your kids but mine love to write cards and when it comes to…
I wouldn’t consider myself to be an artistic person, and being creative is also often a challenge for me…
We live in a world where some people have no running water…
In fact, from the age of 7/8 back in Africa, I used to drink brown water at school (for lack of any other kind) and carry buckets of water for miles when the taps in the hostels would not…
two souls bickering, he continually prodded her, towering upon her, till her eyes began leaking – an eyesore…
These days when I write it’s normally in rhyme. Like a schizophrenic, a personality/persona has emerged. His name is…
Whatever you click online, the Internet will remember.
And then it will serve you more of that stuff.
So whenever you complain about the filter, you’re basically complaining about yourself.
Not rushing to attend to every little impulse…
In the hustle and bustle of our busy world, small things — like finding our keys or keeping a clean kitchen — can…
Q: Could you please introduce yourself sir?
I am Steven Lee and currently I am the President of the MacRitchie Runners 25.
This article is part of the series “What is like to attempt suicide and fail”. Start there, if…
Before you starting reading this I need to inform you that I am not giving an answer to this question. Why? Because this is a job of one single person: you.
So, I need to say that recently I have been thinking a lot about leadership and the role that this have in our daily lives.
A story about daily lies and if it´s possible to stop telling them
Did you know that if someone were to ask you to describe your character, you would most likely include honesty? It´s one of the most desirable characteristics to have and when you think back to…
I wanted to start running again and eat more healthy food, so I started to look into habits and how to change them.
After watching some interviews with people like Ramit Sethi, or Leo Baubata, I’ve narrowed changing habits down to a few…
Every year May rolls around and every year we seem to get busier. Travel, graduations, birthdays, work. Every year, I think about how you…
1- 5S HouseKeeping : It is important for us to keep our things clean and organize. 5S housekeeping helps me alot to keep myself organize in every manner. One of the example where I implemented the 5S concept is my wardrobe. My wardrobe use to be a mess and it was really hard…
I’m sure “The Nook” will take off just based on rental prices in The Bay Area. Affordability will trump space as we realize we don’t need the room as much as want it based on how we’ve lived in the past. When I see people using a bedroom in their house just for their junk, you know we’re way past the point of rationality. If small rental communal…
It appears that there is a lot of confusion about how to make decisions from a conscious place. People just don’t…
‘What have you done lately?’
Being human is a meant to be a wonderfully fulfilling experience.
When I brought my first child, my daughter Fallon, home it was two days before 9/11. I had read all the books on pregnancy, eating right and raising babies, but nothing prepared me for the real deal. I had always been good on following text books and directions as needed, but I…
In Pursuit of Perfection
Where does perfection start? We are all perfect when we are inside our mother’s womb. When a baby is born, you might first hear someone say, “he or she has your nose, your eyes, he or she looks just like you, he or she is perfect!” I feel we are doomed as human beings right from the start. As we go…
She gets up in the morning with the peculiarity laziness of winter mornings, she smiles, not because she is happy, but…
My Dearest Daughters.
As if college wasn’t already hard enough, I think it’s ten times harder as a first-generation student. With so much stress from parents expecting the best and also stress from trying to do the absolute best that sometimes doesn’t pay off that way, it’s hard to feel like I can breathe sometimes when it just…
I have been thinking about way to start this post. The longing to write again does exists, but where to begin is the question — so forgive the lack of a train of thought that rambles out of this post.
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
How would you describe your 20s?
Day 13 of 31. A monthlong experiment to bettering myself by writing a new article everyday. Follow me as I experiment to see what type of progress I can make in 31 days to try and build my magazine, We Were Wanderers.
the hardest part about being honest is having to confront those bottled, buried, broken pieces you hid from yourself — or at least you thought you did. then, with the pieces, you have to pick them up, being careful not to cut yourself again and risk reopening unsealed wounds. avoidance has been my best friend…
Living on less is an artform. When I say less, I don’t mean less money. I mean less…
Have you ever fallen in love, with a moment? Remember a time when you did or experienced…
“You are definitely different from any of my friends.”
Do you remember what it felt like when you graduated from high school? A couple of years ago, my…
Feel the same way about my situation. But somehow people looking in want a neat story to tell, wrapped up in conveniently sequenced events or “triggers.”
I am happy in my solitude.
Usually we forget to take care about ourselves until is too late. Being yourself and be open about it, can have huge difference in any relationship, personal or professional.
A Lifelong Process of Coming Home
One day i was sitting alone in my room, and i started thinking about the whole last year journey of my life, after coming to Karachi , there is the big turn over in my life. i wasn't like this before coming to Karachi. after taking four sessions of QTM…
I have been feeling like a prisoner towards money lately. I literally feel like I am in…
Know what you’re willing to do and what you’re not willing to do.
Know what you’re physically capable of doing and what you’re not.
Know what you’re happy to make time for and what will slow you down.
That moment when you realize that you’re just a fucking machine that programmed to live this…
Sometimes life just explodes all up right in front of you, and it can be hard yet different for each person with coping and responding to situations and scenarios like that.
Sometimes we act more with our emotion than we do with logic. No matter what we may think what we are…
My sweet child who many of you know has her share of tactile problems. These days after a lot of hard work on everyone’s part it is hard to tell she does, except that she complains about them. She will suck it up and deal but it isn’t without a thorough protest and sometimes it…
Being all that you are, you are truly all that you should be and no one including yourself should change to impress nor to gain acceptance by others to be happy… If you want to be accepted, refer back to chapters, 19, 22, & 24!
Hey Valeria, thanks so much for your kind words. I strive to be concise with my writing in a no-nonsense way, so it’s nice to hear this from a reader!
Claiming your identity is one of the most powerful things you can do as a writer. It’s empowering. It gives you your power back. And it helps you realize you are enough just…
Have you noticed how people tend to tiptoe around the root of a problem? Let’s think about our friend James. He is having trouble finding a job. James spends his time watching Netflix and he is a really nice guy. His resumé sucks but he believes it’s a great…
When we loose someone, it’s hard to leave the past. We miss Selena, and the years go by so fast. We…
Begin again.
Begin to know beauty as a normal part of your experience.
Chaque individu, à un moment donné de sa vie, se pose la question suivante ; Où vais-je ?
You never know when life can change in a New York Minute. A chance meeting could turn into the most important event in your life. It can also be a recurring nightmare that knows no end.
Many factors in our life dictate the person we beome, and the life we lead. Who we marry. The job we…
I like the idea of seeing decisions as the next shot — not the last shot. You’ll take more shots. Don’t overthink one when you know there will be more. If you miss, that’s okay. There’s another shot waiting.
Being in the personal development world, you hear SO many terrible stories about…
I believe that my most positive trait is being fascinated by almost everything, the way…
Thank you I love you I m with you. Im 32 in Sydney and do not have my shit together. Those people with babies that doesnt mean it’s together. Sometimes its an accident sometimes even if its planned its late nights and no freedom. Sometimes those babies are the thing that saves people. Sometimes they are the only thing those people will ever do right…
And I’m responsible for understanding your interpretation of what I’m saying to you. Even if we…
When I reflect on what my mother means to me there is simply no shortage of lessons. But growing up I…
We are set free in Jesus to unabashedly embrace God’s unconditional love, and to let Him lead us progressively into the…
I think you had quite the impact. Influencing the Amazon algorithm :).
Sometimes I see the earth as this tiny marble occupied by these even tinier dots called people, and all these people are…
Some call it nagging, while others relish in the sentimental thought. Some find it intrusive while others see it as an act of kindness. Be that what it may, what should register is that your well-being is…
If you just looked straight ahead whilst walking along a wall it would be fair to say that you might not see the beauty of the…
What can my body and dance embody?
Water
光揺らめく透き通った無数の粒子、重なりの波紋に響落ちる。
My mother insisted,Her eyes smiling with delight,“You chose me to be your momBefore you were born, so you…
He wondered how a heart could skip a beat.
His question was answered
The day she hugged him.
The cure for the pain is in the pain. The external cure you seek is a phantom. There is no distraction strong enough for you to…
Teacher’s Day is tomorrow here in Mexico, so before we indulge in learning about the man who possibly was the greatest teacher of all time, we will learn about Aristotle, a student of Plato, who himself was a student of the aforementioned teacher, Socrates…
No, I don’t have enough experience. In anything. Well, I am just 25, about 4 years out of college, trying to figure out the concepts of the real…
Its easy to know that the person you’re talking to did this or that wrong.
Warning: This post is unsubstantiated by Science
So your life has become one routine after another. Your days are some variant of 9–5 task maintenance or another variant of 9–5 task maintenance, and all you want…
Life as We Know It
We are constantly updating our lives through social media and creating the ideal highlight reel because we are afraid to show the public what real life actually is. I can’t be the only person who agrees to this, we want to show those moments from some of our most memorable vacations, the birth of a new…
Real lessons of motherhood
Yes, you are born for more…
Thank you for teaching me how to be myself.
Thank you for teaching me how to love another.
Thank you for teaching me how to take your words with a grain of salt.
I am 68 (god that old already?!) and I still don’t have my shit together. I know where parts (or piles) are at, scattered hither, thither, and yon. I am happy (at times), depressed (again at times), and some what numb (the rest of the times). I look back at all my adult years and know I have done good (7 great kids), done bad (3.5 failed marriages)…
Money, intervention,recourse,action,compliance,leads,employment or miracle for short. I have been praying for months to find a job. My faith is being tested. My patience is running thin as ice. I’m about to crack. I keep asking God for a miracle but I have no choice but to keep waiting in line to see when He…
During a recent midday run, Jerry Jeff Walker’s L.A. Freeway started to play in my headphones. It is a simple old country song that I have always loved but never have attached feeling or a life realization to.
This Saturday
This Saturday I watched my self loving boyfriend takes took after tool after tool to my little red car
My little red car that I saved up for years and years to buy
Years and years of penny pinching and counting every dollar as if it would be my last
To be human,
is its own paradox.
It’s to be a fool,
A hypocrite,
Does anyone else ever get those sudden bursts of inspiration where they feel completely different to anything they’ve ever felt before?!
I think I’ve had one of those moments today.
The actual learning comes from when a person applied the lesson he learned by his teachers in practical life. I also focus on applying the learning from various teachers in my life. Here I am going to discuss about the experience of my last semester course i.e. Total Quality Management. My teacher…
Do you believe in questions that must not be asked, no matter what the circumstance maybe? Or some questions which are buried deep within your heart, troubling your mind, always on the tip of your tongue, with modesty holding you back, but under the influence of certain…
When you burdened my weight,
In your belly where I ate,
Things for me were just great.
The rushes of pain,
They were not in vain,
I remember in university writing my first play. I was up most nights getting it ready for a big CBC contest. One night, my father came into my room and asked why I was working so late. “This is really hard,” I said, and he asked “Why are you doing it, then?” We forget that our parents (mine, anyway) came out of the war years. After the war, if you…
Aha I love this !
Sarah Joy, let me bring a soundtrack to your truly inspired and heartfelt artistry. (and thank you for sharing your authenticity).
Get on, Stay on Narrow Path To Wealth — video
Yes, I second that. Agree to whatever you just said. And, just know this- you are not alone. No one is. Never. We are all here for you. We are all here for each other.
^ Really!!
It’s probably not coincidence that my mind goes to the idea of collapse with only one week left in school. The grasp on the students’ engagement and effort is quickly slipping.
Being aware of this and responding is the best way to prevent collapse. Avoiding reality…
so i quit the company i had joined with so much hope and dreams. i quit after 4.5 months, surprising everyone from peers to junior team members and perhaps burning bridges with founder who is all powerful and popular in the industry. still grappling with why i did it. i was in such a tumultous emotional…
The Haunting
Sometimes in love, mistrust can arise
It’s not anyone’s fault and no one knows why
A careless action or a misspoken word
Can lead to hurt feelings and even a flipped bird
2. The truth has few allies, but it needs none.
Time has many qualities…both desirable and otherwise that we tend to fall victim to one way or another. Whether it fall within it’s generous gift of developing more memories in life or the objectionable nature that usually associates with regret due to the loss of. Whichever…
Consumed by worry.
Sometimes faith is hard.
The page stays blank. My brain doesn’t stop but putting things on paper is hard. I’m worried and worry makes me seize up. I know Jesus tells us not to worry but I worry, it’s a default. I’m worried about the little things. Worried about the future. Worried…
Thanks for sharing this Dov! I agree that compliance does not necessarily equate to belief. We can do all we can to train and teach our values to our charges or children. But at the end of the day, what matters is how we relate to them. They are not us and often, their problems and issues are far roved from ours. But we ought to show them that we are…
“Wealth inequality” has been used by demagogues for their political agendas. True wealth is not measured by…
Since I’ve committed to becoming an entrepreneur and not drinking, I’ve lost a lot of friends. At first it frustrating and saddening, but then I realized I lost them because they weren’t right people to have in my life in the first place. They were either too negative, not supportive, or were just a distraction. Their the type of people who only call…
Dreams: Actions!
Actions always speak louder than words…this is true in all facets of life — relationships, careers, and other commitments we make. Action is a representation of what is most important and takes highest priority. So there is a huge difference in saying you will do something and actually doing it. Are you an…
Hello! My name is Takhmina.
I am 18 years old and my self-acceptance has only began. After all the shit I’ve been through, I eventually have a conscious portrait of self-personality. I am me in no other means.
Always want to achieve more.
Run that lap faster.
Read one more book a month.
Get a better job.
Earn more.
Everybody seems to think they won’t be able out there. Most of’em get out there with little or no courage from here.Like then when we doubted the things we wanted to write.We would start our write ups with that disease, in mind, known as blight.That’s how all those ideas escape my mind, like those times i failed to see ur love right before my…
Today is a special day for women. Today is Mother’s Day. Make sure you take time to…
**Another “share everything post”*** Skip this one if you are not into TMI through FB. (originally posted on Facebook)
So as most of you probably have gathered life has been pretty difficult for me lately. I have been feeling really frustrated with how things are playing…
