Sierra (not her real name) leaned back in her chair.
“The things we take for granted, someone else is praying for”
“There is no standard normal. Normal…
So, actually, to answer the question up top: He hasn’t.
The Big, Smelly Heap of Lies Pretending to be Affection
and the Rise of Digital Fatigue
For many years in my own search for work that matters, I got stuck on the question, “What’s my passion?”…
I have a friend who has virtually no memories of his childhood. He lives so presently that he…
“I was quite shy when I started working and very tough on myself and my capabilities. I would often under-sell myself because I didn’t believe I could do things, but I absolutely could! I think that’s common for young women starting in TV and I wish it wasn’t the case. I was lucky…
Dear Marsha,
Let’s be honest: we all think that we’re not superheroes and never will be.Bill Gates is a hero, Usain Bolt is a…
1 Chronicles 15:1–25 (KJV)
And David made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.
Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath the LORD chosen…
Sharing with you some of the realest and rawest truth by author Mark Manson in his book “ The Subtle Art of…
What cooking and calligraphy taught me about Confidence
I don’t read “the specs” anymore. Here’s why.
In 2011, for the first time, I finally understood entrepreneurship.
I woke up at 6:40 AM once again this morning. The week is flying by. I feel like it was just Monday…
I’m smiling with smiles that I don’t mean again.
I’m laughing nervously because I’m uncomfortable again.
I’m uncontrollably lost in all of my thoughts again.
During the past week in Beijing, I had difficulties getting a car with DiDi when I need it (and realized how dependent I am on on-demand car service now). On my last day, I used their reservation feature and booked a car for 930am to the airport. The driver came 40 minutes earlier…
As the accolades and accomplishments continue to mount, don’t let your ego mount alongside them.
There was an article written titled, “The ‘C’ Word” that I had a lengthy response to. In…
Who are you?
If you have ever asked anyone that question, “Who are you”, I submit that the answer is most…
At last, an explanation for why women continue to progress more slowly at work — women…
If you’re a reader who follows me for my parenting thoughts or my writing techniques, you’re going to find…
You’ve proven that he’s not mathematician, congratulations. What’s worse you’ve done that by copying stuff from Wikipedia and being smart-ass by using reference [4](Nicholls article) from Price’s Wiki page. So since you haven’t explained Pareto distribution in a way that is understandable for 5 year old I suspect that you don’t really understand what…
It has been three weeks since my last weeknote. Much has happened. And hoo-boy, these weeknotes have A LOT of unanswered questions in them. Strap in.
The broad themes of my last few weeks have been:
“Don’t wish it were easier. Wish you were better.” (Jim Rohn)
There are few higher compliments than to say she was a farm dog. Most words have been weakened in our hyperbolic society, diminishing our expressive arsenal in times of raw experience, stripping us of reserves needed to differentiate the extraordinary. Little is hallowed, but surprisingly those two words still…
If your road to happiness involves impressing other people, STRAP UP because it’s going to be a…
Pulse check. It’s simultaneously beautiful and tragic how cyclical life can be sometimes. While I appreciate the consistency of knowing what to expect, the feeling of being trapped in a hamster wheel, constantly spinning in never-ending circles and being confronted with the…
Top 10 best excuses to leave work early
1.Your pet is sick and you have to go for a veterinarian2.Your grandmother or grandfather is sick in the hospital3.Your brother or sister gets sick and you have to go immediately4.You have a…
Very interesting read, Will. The end reminded me of the scene in “Fight Club” when Tyler holds a gun to the guy’s head and afterwards says that the meal he has tomorrow will be the most delicious he’s ever tasted.
I completely understand and respect the point you were trying to make with it and I do agree with it but the one…
WHY I WILL NEVER FILTER MY CONTENT🚨 — (and the truth about what I’ve still been filtering)
This week’s selection was published in September 2013 in The New Yorker and can be found here.
We spoke of this article briefly last week during our LPD on This Kind of War as we discussed the nature and character of war…
All the startups in the world are striving hard to turn into big corporates with lots of users and billions in revenue. At…
Sebuah quote dari antah berantah yang selalu saya percaya sejak dulu. Hingga akhirnya saya menyadari perspektif lain dari…
Episode 1: The Airport
Imagine an open room filled with computer equipment.
Hey there! So I am turning 25!Yeah!Mid-Life Crisis you could say! Well it’s been quite a fun-filled journey so far where I went through a lot of self realizations. I thought of sharing it with everyone and so have listed them out here. These are reference…
I can’t help but stare out of a dirt-streaked window, watching the sun rise above the trees.
Mediocrity is the trap separating you from the people you…
The question of Ego stems from our inability to understand death. From your write up it dawned on to me that everything humans do to project ourselves is to transcend death, call ourselves immortal.
If we take a step back, look at our purpose, our lifetime and then think of our actions in relation to our death, we would lead…
It’s now more than a month into summer break.
I’d like to take a minute here to talk about something known as imposter syndrome. Its something that many highly…
Chop wood, carry water — it’s a fundamental Zen principal. The gist of it is this — don’t look for enlightenment…
Some observations that I made about myself in the subtle way of committing to things that I do — in order to get a specific outcome. But what’s more interesting is how I discovered myself in the process of following through in my actions and consistently being…
No one. Nope. There’s no magic wand. No sprinkling of fairy pixie dust that is going to make…
Things I wish classrooms could teach kids.
Every teacher has an important role in the development and nurturing of a young mind. Just like a parent, a teacher shoulders almost equal responsibility in the upbringing of a child. Knowledge is imparted to kids in various forms: through facts and figures. Their horizons are…
Navigating challenging adult child and parent relationships
Crediamo di vivere la realtà e…
Hace poco tiempo me encontraba en un dilema.. seguir mi carrera e irme por el camino recto y sin contratiempos.. el…
Today has a calmer feel than the last couple of days which, quite frankly, felt quite…
The time right now is 5:29pm, Wednesday the 13th of June, 2018
This story happens as follows,
A work colleague and I were panicking at the thought of arriving late to an event that we were supposed to cover. At that moment, we were…
Ah, a list of insults wrapped inside unsophisticated phrasing. Let’s take exactly 2 minutes to parse this out, shall we?
I am writing this, not because I feel either too haughty — or succeed. But because I know no matter who we are, how many graduate degrees we’ve earned, or what we do for a living, there are going to be a time when we feel like a failure — and yes, it causes some people…
Do you remember those moments as a younger individual when you found yourself unable to understand adults that seemed to be in a peculiar…
That’s what my psychiatrist told me I had.
By avoiding anything that reminds me of what happened that night, it’s increased the hold it has on my life.
She told me to talk about things with people I trust most, but I haven’t done it yet.
Knowing and understanding what got the people you admire to where they are today makes it easier to understand where you have to be tomorrow.
Just like knowing and understanding what got you where you are today makes it easier to understand where you should (or shouldn’t anymore) be…
And dont want to defy all sorts of theories that have come and and formulas of one to be success full.
Even these 5 below can be good practices:
Almost every morning, on my way to the University I like to make myself busy by doing two things: reading and observing people. Mostly I do one of them. Sometimes I do both.
All of my life I have been the girl with a million dreams.
In my career as an entrepreneur, I have seen many…
When I taught high school students, one of the most commonly asked questions was something along the lines of, “But how do I know who I am?” What is a self?
This always made me think of that line from My So-Called Life when Angela (Claire Danes)…
When you learn to say…
Life lessons come from the most ordinary places
In this sweaty yet untiring monotonous life, a thought to quit and start afresh might have crossed your minds too.
Have you ever thought, if we were not tied between social boundaries, choked with security and overdosed with pre-sets, what we, the millenniums, would…
Danger at the Presbyterian church supper
Every single time I tweet something related to job hunting I get a sympathetic response from someone in my field. We’ve all been there, I gather. I’m in a limbo now, not because I don’t know what’s going to happen after Brexit, but because I’m between the submission of my PhD and my viva.
It’s almost dark; Sonam is trying to find a place to hide with her two daughters.
It was a freezing cold night last night.
My telling in this boring day is simply clear., I have been wondered for a long time.. Are we condemn ourselves into a bad acts by making hacks or we are just getting free from being unequal? what i mean of Life Hacks is not that Hacks which make…
13“Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But on thing I do: Forgetting…
What — if anything — is “Hippie” about Silicon Valley? Last week, I wrote about “The Hippie…
…and whether it matters or not.
मेरे दोस्त
कुछ लोग मिले जीवन में कुछ फूल खिले मन उपवन मेंजो अपनी खुशबू से महकाते हैंहर पराजय हर मायूसी मेंजीवन पथ के हर अंधियारे मेंदिए की लौ से टिमटिमाते हैंमेरे दोस्तहर निराशा में आशा बन जाते हैं...........हर हाल साथ निभाने काहर दुख दूर भगाने काहर खुशियाँ संग मनाने कावादा हर हाल निभाते हैंमेरे दोस्तसमर्पण की…
One of the fascinating phenomenon of human beings is our lemming-like tendency to follow fads, get caught up in whatever…
Self-acceptance is a tricky challenge. Here’s what I found out about it …
Hello, Tony. A meaningful post. Thank you for it.
Before my stroke a few months ago, I believed I was an open minded person, all judgment purged.
What I’ve learned post stroke is that I am not completely open-minded, no matter a lifetime of positive actions and intentions — a bit rigid, in fact. Or…
So there are many different kinds of relationship in life. Friendships, romantic relationships, love-hate…
Will, I know your approach came from a genuine place and I wasn’t faulting it at all. I would never criticize your actions for attempting to understand the pain of others.
I was looking at the overall idea — not your own personal execution of it — from an analytical standing. Kind of like when people say that there’s no…
“Please imagine your death. When is the exact day, month, and year? What is your…
Hello everyone, i’m coming back with a new article for Pathways (English) assignment. Actually, this is a kind of weekly assignment which my friends and i have to do. My teacher asked us to write an article every week about what we have learned in the class during…
Telling myself I’ll never feel that way again, after a bad day. A manifesto new, born. Today, I’m into everything, and with positive waves…
I feel a sense of loss for my dream
It stayed with me for years
It didn’t mind the long hours
It relished it
It stayed with me through the hard times
Kamu apaan sih? Kebanyakan ngurus hidup orang lain. Biarin lah hidup-hidupnya dia kok kamu yang repot?
Sebelum saya menulis kembali, saya yakin banyak di antara kita yang memiliki teman, rekan, saudara, atau orang di sekitar kita yang…
Looking for Paradise…..
I remember reading the reaction to the film ‘Avatar’. There were so many people lamenting the fact that the setting was a paradise…
“Most people can motivate themselves to do things simply by knowing that those things need to be done. But not me. For me, motivation is this horrible, scary game where I try to make myself do something while I actively avoid doing it. If I win, I have to do…
I love the saying “there is strength in numbers”. It took me a while to really believe this as my life has had ups and downs and I felt alone…especially after going through my divorce. I have two wonderful children who are now 17 and 10 and although they were there, I felt no one in my peer…
Hurting People, hurt people…
It was an evening I having been a controller with one of the local pastors and community leaders, Rev. Barry Isaacs. I was a controller during his live shows on radio for more than three to four years. I had a privilege of…
Nupoor,
I agree with this — I believe diet, and exercise- and other forms of helping your body are the way to go — massage, reflexology, are two that I find useful. Acupuncture too. Your mind — your outlook too.
What are the healing of “Ayurveda”?
Loved this, John, and so timely for where I am right now — resisting writing, resisting painting. I dug out my copy of Pressfield’s book to remind myself I can overcome! Just wrote a post here on medium about it a couple of days ago.
thanks, Kris. Life teaches us the truth of your words.
In addition to serving others compassionately and gladly (no matter what we or others see as our “work” in life), we are destined to learn to trust – – either until our situation resolves or our attitude towards it changes or trust becomes our forever friend.
I once saw a quote, “This world is patience”. Now I can’t remember where I saw the quote or who the quote was attributed to, but it stuck with me.
prefiro Estrelas na ponta do nariz
A viagem era dela, a faria sozinha, arriscando-se, mais uma vez, e colocando à prova o que o destino lhe reservava.
Saiu com o coração pulsando, quase nas mãos, apreensiva, mas com a entrega no bolso, assim que embarcou, tirou a tal entrega e jogou no ar, a sorte…
On February 19, 2014, Facebook announced that they were buying the startup WhatsApp for a total…
“If a man knows the ‘why’ of his existence, he will be able to bear almost any ‘how’,” wrote Dr…
Every point of incompetence can be more of a rise or something else. Feeling like there’s any human action that can…
In today’s world, Human civilization has marked several achievements and gone through numerous milestones. humans are now advance that they do not have time to even take care of themselves, the daily of a routine…
He was a little boy, about 6 or 7. His mother would send him to the produce shop to get her peppers or tomatoes or bananas, but sometimes she went him to get potatoes. It wasn’t unheard of for a child of this age to go to the “shop” for little things. Usually the shop wasn’t further than the…
The challenge to improve yourself starts with a choice.
Make the choice to identify your weaknesses, build upon your strengths, and opt for a more fulfilling life!
Are you overworked, sleep-deprived, and stressed out? Unfortunately, most of us are! Which is why you…
By John W. Vander Velden
Within the human condition it is easy to overlook our own imperfections. How simple to scan…
No longer, and not yet
A split second, an eternity
This is a must it pays dividends on the physiche and keeps you humble.
I often find that people are impressed by me as I get to know them. I run marathons, teach fitness classes, cycle everywhere in SF, play a ton of sports, and I work (new development!) at a well-known ride-sharing company.
“Había comprendido que la exactitud del recuerdo era un atentado contra la felicidad y la imaginación”, se lee en Y recuerda que te espero de Juan Carlos Méndez Guédez.
Una sobremesa memorable por alguno de sus elementos puede llevarnos a tratar de…
In Toronto’s morning rush, there are some overambitious cats who try to sip their coffee, zip up their bag, pull on a cardigan and text their boss saying they’re running late all while trying to cross the street. Although you do have an average…
Though, I don’t know what a phoenix look like or it every existed. But when we have a very dark days or hard time or dark years. You feel like nothing good will to you.
But when you come out of the ashes and rise out of it. You see something. It there to make you…
Age 9: I ask my parents for a cabbage patch kid for my birthday. My father says, “Money doesn’t grow…
So I’m just getting warmed up my hand time machine which had that value. I want to do something every day like a miracle, but life is not sure how I’m gonna do self-machine be like…
As children we are taught to be anything, to do anything. “You can achieve it all,” my mother used to tell me, but society tells a different narrative. Plastered on the front cover of each and every magazine are near-perfect specimens of the human race. “5 Tips for better abs,” “This Seasons Best…
I’ll be on the lookout for that story, Shelly!
I’ve posted several stories then was so happy to respond to others I’ve postponed writing more of my own:-)
I adore London — it’s my favorite non-US city! We had such a fun little visit!
And, yes, you and I will meet, Eleanor Sweeney! It’s not “if” just “when!”
Maxadrex by this time had a moment in the sun. What if someone said to you that you could do it as well? Doesn’t anybody else have this thought relative to Maxadrex? I found that out in the outcome of an exclusive nationwide poll conducted by a Maxadrex…
I was literally just thinking about this earlier tonight. It’s the simplest thing but it creates a guaranteed smile.
I’m kidding…sort of.
The darkness fills my head, but I can feel the light in my heart. Every step I take feels like a mile, but I know it is bringing me to a better place. Darkness makes everything feel out of reach, but the light puts it right in my hands. Demons party and try to make me go insane, but my angels keep them and me tamed. My thoughts are filled with trauma…
Dear Doris
Loved your post.
Many times before I go to sleep — and anytime I think to do it – –in my mind I wrap my arms around the planet with love so that not even the tiniest— most often vilified — creature remains unblessed.
Happy to find and follow you!
Considering I live in a charming, farm area please consider E. Tennessee (Johnson City or Jonesborough) as you look for a home. But as you continue to chase those dreams, I’m excited for you and your family. It takes guts to enjoy the life that you have been given, and make the changes necessary to do it.
The nightly wind kept truly calling me to come and play outside again, this time though, it was louder everywhere. And I mean everywhere, but here.
Absolutely! Perhaps that’s the role of meaningful relationships…. Those that mean the most enrich our lives and help us to stay on our feet… We then serve the same role in other lives.
KEEP IT POSITIVE!
By A.S Kwala
We are in a world where everyone is in the race of survival. But it seems with all our struggles we’re not finding fulfillment to our dreams and goals. We fight and fight yet something seems to be drawing us back. Our hustles are now becoming effortless and our pursuits…
Gotta keep your head up.
When shit gets tough and you feel like giving up, gotta keep your head up.
Mother Nature knows what she is doing. While the Silly Human Race is busy destroying itself with all its “intelligent innovations”, Mother Nature just goes about her business taking care of Planet Earth. Sooner or later, we humans will manage to destroy ourselves and Mother Nature will clean up the mess and move on!
August 4, 2018
I finally was my legs.
I chickened out in a panic at the salon, where I had originally wanted to do it. The judgemental stares were too much for me, enough to make me question the reason for even doing this.
Sometimes we don’t know that we did mastake it’s ok but it’s so bad when we keeping doing the mastake always the same wrong comes again
One day I told my self the I must change I don’t care how Bad I am it’s ok that is me but I will try to change my self to the best not becouse they don’t like me but becouse I want to change…
will be the only one dealing with it after the fact. Garcinia SK2000 is actually off-the-wall. It is clear to me that I can fend off this as soon as they can. A lot of what you’ve heard may sound overwhelming. You can truly brush up on Garcinia SK2000 this…
We all have desires; things that we feel would change everything and make our lives so much better. I contend that there are no silver bullets, no magic elixirs, no easy fixes. Fulfillment requires effort. Meaning needs to be made. Satisfaction must be tested.
