Addicts are self-centered to the core, driven by one hundred forms of fear — it says so in…
By Sean Villafranca
Poor Claude Monet and his fellow impressionist painters. Back in the day, they…
5 Questions That Will Help You Raise Your Game
Long story short, I graduated from college a year ago, and I just joined GO-JEK as a UX Designer…
The title says it all. Now, you may be thinking, ‘great another one of those stories, she’s…
The girl I was talking to was an asshole. I was trying to get some points put…
‘You only have one chance to make a good first impression.’
Hace un año exactamente salía de un resonador magnético después de 2 horas de encierro.
Ese mismo día supe muy…
At the beginning of 2017, I decided that this would be the year that I discovered my passion. I knew what I was good at, I knew what I was knowledgeable about, and I knew what I enjoyed. But my one true passion, the thing that I loved above all, was yet to be discovered.
Just because he loves the couch, doesn’t mean you have to love the couch, let alone like…
I feel ethereal talking to you. Though, there are maelstrom of thoughts whooshing through my mind, I will not counsel you; given…
This story originally appeared on Quora by Dylan Woon.
“You life is a product of your standards. If you’re willing to tolerate low level…
As the one year anniversary of Muhammad Ali’s passing approaches later this week on…
I used to think it was impossible.
Don’t worry, this is not a conspiracy theory piece. And it’s not about politics, although I’m…
Morgan Freeman put it more eloquently, stop talking about it. On one hand he is right, on the other hand, to simply stop talking about it is to deny that racism still exists in our society.
or who you will meet on your path. The hard part for some is actually getting on the road. I’m not afraid of the road; I play on the road!
Throughout my life I have always been surprised at where I have ended up. Not having a…
My friend, Kevin Morrill, has a beautiful view on life. He told me the other night that he sincerely believes every person has…
This morning, my GPS misrouted me onto the freeway taking me on a fun little detour (no thanks to Apple Maps 😏).
In a bid to avoid the toll bridge, I took the first exit & ended up at this beautiful lookout (pictures below). I took a moment to enjoy the sun…
Here is a list on “how to love yourself” for readers who are facing difficulty knowing what to do in…
As I type this it is 7:41 PM and in theory i’m not supposed to be writing this. My day as I know it is supposed to be over. I was up at 5 AM, ran two miles by 7:30 AM and published my daily post shortly thereafter. I got my workout in, made the calls I needed to and helped who I was able to.
Legends don’t die. We multiply.
Life is rather simple. We’re born, we live, and we die. Before you were born, the world was without you and when you die the world will again be without you…
A lot of you may think that when I write what I’m writing in this blog then it hurts my chances of being employed. Or it seems like I know nothing about what’s socially acceptable or that I am perhaps a psychotic.
“I wish I’d discovered earlier in my life that leisure is a valid human activity.”
Disclosure: I’m not a fan of Elon Musk, in part due to his insistence that humanity must populate other planets to ensure we don’t become extinct. I would much rather he take that intense focus and use it to find ways to save our Earth rather than abandoning it, only to ruin another. (And how many homeless people could have food and shelter with all…
The Adventure of The Experience
I woke up this morning on my back in a prone position with each of my hands cupping each of my new breasts. Isn’t that hilarious?
After I came to from that state of sleep where you are not fully awake, I, of course removed my hands, but took a gander down at these…
AKA What Rappelling Taught Me About Motivation and Criticism
“There’s really no end, there’s really no beginning…
Back Home, at Home
Sometimes coming back home is a huge battle. For us it was just a readjustment of appointments and then a long car ride. Judge and Annie…
Much of my work as a therapist is helping individuals to resolve ambivalence to lead an…
Here I am, right now…walking around Seattle, my new home…finding a spot to sit near Pike Place Market, lots of people swirling around me busy…
Now there’s a question?
Success is something the vast majority of people strive for in their lives. And…
Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”
On this day last year my husband died.
It’s a Monday morning and I am sitting in the office when a colleague calls me over to the lounge for a brief…
I read today that in most cases globally, 70% of wealthy families’ income is gone by 3rd generation and 90% is gone by the 4th generation. The idea that there is a cycle- of struggle, to wealth, and back to struggle — or…
Cuando tenia 16 años en un asado mi papá y unos amigos discutían sobre las elecciones…
“No, I can’t right now.”“No, I’m not interested.”“No, that doesn’t work for me.”“No.”
Congratulations. You made it through college too.
Four years seems like a long time, but it’s really not. You’re going to blink and blink again, twiddle your thumbs while walking through the lamp-lit…
Quite a few years back, when I realized I wasn’t twenty-five anymore (that realization took time), I begrudgingly joined all those sweaty people doing fitness things. I didn’t literally join them, because yuck, but I definitely started doing somewhat sporty things as part of the long term plan…
This post is part of Month to Master, a 12-month accelerated learning project. For May, my goal is to build the software part of a self-driving…
Yesterday I listened to an audiobook called The Instant Millionaire: A Tale of Wisdom and Wealth by Mark…
Here is one rendition of the graduate school application pipeline served courtesy of LevelUp. The cliche pieces of advice like start early and stay organized are the usual staples. But look, if you want to go to graduate school, you are probably on top of your…
On the morning of August 11, 2015, my dad was killed in an accident.
It’s nothing newyou read about it every whereevery day some kid pays a price undueyou flinchspoiled brats, you spewcan they…
When the clock hit number ‘12’ on the 31st of December 2016/2017 I knew that the new year was going to be a biggie. Not…
There’s something really special about birthdays.
And I don’t mean just my waist.
He is the First and the Last, the Evident…
When I was asked to provide leadership training to our management team today, I didn’t have a clue where to start.
‘We want to be leaders, teach us the same way you were taught?’
The life is leaving me
In recent years, ‘not giving a fuck’ has become an empowering strategy for a lot of people. There’s a lot of talk, a lot of books and videos about it and why you should do it.
I was recently talking with a friend about overcoming some of his limiting…
I’ve always been suspicious of Positivity in the workplace. It’s always seemed like a scam.
I’ve recently started meditating, exercising, eating healthier and reading Self Improvement books that have all given me a more positive outlook on life.
When I once expressed my interest in someone, he chooses NO from the two options I gave. I felt really bad. But then I realized, when I’ve got an option…
Breathe.
That’s where it begins and that where you need to start.
Capitalism favours the bold. The risky and the ambitious. Our society, adores the kind, the generous and the cultivated.Governments, applaud the conformists, the hard-workers and the discreet.
The introduction of season three of Twin Peaks brought back memories of the weekly TV club I attended as a college student with my sister. It was three years after the series has ended and I remember never being more scared of any show, movie or series like I was of Twin…
From my 5/24/17 journal entry…
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Subtle changes.
This thought initially occurred to me when I observed how my roommate Alec makes small modifications to our living space, subtly changing, replacing, and adjusting…
Serious question. I know that you and I, and pretty much everyone in this country who is…
The Good and The Bad Side of Social Media
I’m a blogger. My life is my blog, and in many respects, my blog is my life.
YOU ARE YOUR WILL POWER
Life is not a series of automated occurrences neither is it a particular sequence. It is more of a marathon of artefacts so we…
not of the sleeping variety, no. i rarely dream when i sleep. or rather, i rarely remember them. perhaps i’m a deep sleeper. on occasion i will remember one but they’re…
How to find purpose in what you do
you walk while your feet are tightly chained by your goals, you forget to sit down…
What is it about this society we’ve built, this collective mindset we live within, that says having…
I had a conversation with an old friend, years ago in London. He was explaining to me a theory which…
“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, or the most intelligent. It is the one…
I ran away from home at 13 years, got raped at 15 years, got married at 17 years. I had my son when I was 19 . I was in very abusive marriage he was older and knew I had no where to run to. He beat me up so bad, made me hate myself, killed my spirit and broke me emotionally.
“I wish I got that job…”
In the second week of June we will have a DAY OF LEARNING in Dessau and we want to invite International students from Hochschule Anhalt to be a part of it! This is an activity commissioned by Age of Wonderland and co-produced by 100 DAYS OF LEARNING.
Where would we be without words? Are we better or worse with them? I suppose like…
The “problem” I have with work is that my play and work blend together. Working is my play. Playing is my work. Of course this not everything, but I’m wondering how I can solve for this…. Where a chunk of stuff falls in the category of that border. Also, I’ll admit, I could be fooling myself and I’m just a straight workaholic lol
We always say “that we live and interact in a Hypocrite WORLD “ , but never realize…
As exciting as it sounds, when the reality of moving to a new place, where you might know only one or two people — if any — sets in, it…
From sixth to eighth grade, I went to a charter school. It had sixty students, two classrooms, and half lockers. Sometimes, it got cramped. Other times, it felt like I was able to spread my wings and fly in there.
The school was project and technology based. Meaning, we always had a project going on, but we also had other…
Definition of Love: strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties
Time and time again we hear this word “love” and we hear the different associations that come with it. Whether it’s relational, sexual, familial, etc. we love, love.
Benjamin P. Hardy This point describes the biggest change I had to make in order to become the person I most wanted to see every day when I woke up. As a child who always knew he was different from the group of peers I called friends, it took seeing what positive impact a new version of myself could do for the people around me, before I got. After a…
I took a few days off from my blog this week. I know I’ve only been at this for about two months. Plus…
When you are single, you wish to be committed and when you are committed, you…
I was moved by the story of Annie Sullivan from the very first time I heard it in my childhood. It inspired me then, and continues to inspire me today. Annie Sullivan had been given up on by many, but learned early that all it sometimes takes is just one person. One person who cares enough to take action. This now anonymous woman didn’t feel pity for…
I love this phrase, don’t you? Even if it gets a little overused sometimes. It hints that you have perspectives, secrets…
People don’t understand the meaning of the good relationships.
Lessons learnt when life gets hectic
Over the past few days, I have had a lot of thinking time to reflect on where exactly I am in my life right now. For me, this time is extremely precious purely due to the fact that I often find my body…
This past week has been tough.
The madness was too much. My mind was restless. I felt I had let myself down; I felt I had also let Him down and that He had let me down as well. I screwed up, stayed stranded for so long; I knew He could help and I believed His words of hope, I just didn’t know if and when He would do…
Will We Ever Truly Understand?
The story has a beginning and it has a middle and then there is the end — which we wait for as we huddle tucked neatly into bed.
Will it be a bad ending or a good ending? We wait to see. With curiosity piqued we hang on every word and every intonation for clues. Then…
During the past few years, my school has given us the chance to travel to different places in Peru. We can go on a camping trip in ‘La Cantuta,’ then go on an adventure in ‘Iquitos,’ go to visit historical sites in ‘Cusco,’ go on hikes in the beautiful ‘Cajamarca,’ and take your chance and go on one…
I hate what They’ve done to me. It was bad enough having the accident on the job but the system…
Time and time again, we forget and live in denial,
From centuries we have misunderstood and exaggerated the nature and importance of Time…
As one grows accustomed to the vicissitudes of life on earth, one starts realizing some truths. Most of the times, these truths are personal. Yet sometimes these personal lessons end up changing others. I decided to list up my 10 lessons in this article, which…
No matter how hard you try, nothing will be perfect.
I know that may sound pessimistic; but the truth is, most things will go differently than you expected.
I have a piece of Word Art in my house that’s all about how dogs are the perfect example of…
Like when I say to stop controlling what you can’t control. Be creative. Be flexible. Make your struggles adjust to you, not vice-versa. Right?
It was almost 12 and sleep seemed to be nowhere in the vicinity. Her next day’s exam was the last one of the year and she was quite excited about it till that evening. But now, some how, she wasn’t even thinking about it. She just wanted that night to pass ahead as quickly as possible —…
by Jay Fadden
Due to travel, I was not able to write my normal blog. However, I thought you might…
If you’re a millennial, then you’ve definitely heard the stereotype that millennials are “snowflakes” because they were given participation trophies for activities during…
… vibrate away from you.
They want to disappear. But all they ever want is to be found. It’s a satisfying feeling. Or they feel they’re lost but the truth is the path is just unclear. In fact, they don’t know it buy they’re on their way. ;)
In the blink of an eye/sky morphs into the ocean/ocean morphs into the sky and we still are…
It’s time to write a real story that happened to me last course. We have short read assignments (SRAs) there were long and need a lot of work and search. One of them has part that needs imagination, WoW imagination and I’m INFP so I’m imagination queen 👑 🙈 so I wrote too much in…
Designing My Life
It’s hard to believe that twenty-nine years ago, I graduated from high school.
It was a sickening feeling. My future was bound by a small town with a Dairy Queen, a bakery, four convenient stops and one major grocer. How much optimism could a high school grad have with such limited…
I think we all do this, which is fine — but I find it a horrifyingly boring and depressing lifestyle. If you’re building your resume in hopes of getting a specific line of work, wouldn’t you be working/interning…in the line of work you want to work in? I hope that makes sense.
Cheers to that Daryl, I’m glad you learned your lesson early in life🎉
It’s easy to forget what an amazing gift life really is. I absolutely forgot this fact a few…
Dewi, I am in agreement with your points stated here, particularly this one — reading others and gaining knowledge and inspirations, knowing that there are people out there who read and acknowledge my write ups, and the feedback cycle which is very positive in enhancing the writings — this is like all I had ever dreamt of, and seeing even after all…
More importantly, write for yourself. Honor yourself through your own words.
Man, tough article! I’m in a process at the moment of taking out all those desires that I had shut down over the years and embracing them again. I’m looking at how I can incorporate them into my life, e.g. I want to get fitter and stronger and the idea of the running or the gym makes me want to weep with boredom, but I can dance for hours.
The book Rich Dad Poor Dad talks about how Robert Kiyosaki had the benefit of learning about finance and wealth from both his biological dad and from his friend’s Father.
When I wake up, I go to the bathroom, look in the mirror and say to myself — F*CK YOU.
Why?
No, I don’t have any self-hate, neither am I suicidal.
Maybe because the only person in the world that has complete power over my mind…
YOU are loved with an everlasting love…
And that love does not need your struggle or even your sacrifice…
Something holds you in place…
There’s one in every office. One person who is the go-to for all computer and technology questions. In my office…
When we turn one or two years old the best thing about our birthday is nothing (as far…
Recently, I had a kind of momentary flashback to something someone said to me, and in the moment of the flashback, it struck me how incredibly relevant it is to one of the things we’re all striving to achieve with our design work — delighting users.
The truth of it is, you are unimaginably gifted and nothing is beyond you.
20 minute visitation…
You know how when you’re walking and then trip and you make a fool out of yourself and…
One of the hardest things I have to do, on a constant basis, is to create content. What I find most…
Are you ruminating endlessly about the past?
His aging body gone,
Covered by dark earth,
Coming in hot. Burn the tarmac and roll out the stairwell. I have arrived. I recently got to my destination. I found happiness. It’s in the bottom of the river. It’s in the sprocket on my bike. It’s at the bottom of the glass of water I chug each night before bed. It’s a weird feeling. I can’t recall…
I recently came across this wonderful quote by Wayne Muller:
What are you fighting against?
I struggle with this public persona thing. In “real life” I am way too shy and way too self-conscious. One of the big draws to the Internet for me has always been that I could be more “outgoing” than I would be if I was actually having face-to-face conversations.
After discovering Shaunta Grimes, I became inspired about blogging every day. After all, she made very valid points about the benefits of doing so, and backed it up with…
“What was your childhood like?”
“Why do you do what you do?”
Making them talk about themselves will make them feel better about themselves, and then of course, you. Invest and be invested.
We get clues. The new obsessions present themselves and once they do there’s no turning back. Your mind becomes engulfed. There is a notion that you chase after because your ignorance on a subject is no longer acceptable.
How often do you alter who you are in order to be liked?
