From the moment I clicked “Publish” two years ago, I’ve been uncomfortable with my post about ignoring the news.
Not because it’s wrong, or because it’s bad advice. On the contrary, I think ignoring the news is…
If we were to look at relationships and strip it of any complications and any thoughts about what it should…
This rule is taken from the Revisionist History podcast by Malcolm Gladwell, entitled…
This is a simple read to make you remember the beautiful truth about life. A quick “Pick me up” when…
When we are young parents teach us what’s wrong and right. When building a sand…
When I was younger, I would spend a lot of time thinking about “what” they want.
“I want to lose weight”, “I want to make more money”, “I want to find my passsion”.
Every single one of us is trying to figure it out. Life, that is. We search for a meaning. Many teach their findings along the way. Some…
When it comes to sex, there’s a one-word piece of advice that applies just as much to me today as…
This week a theme playing in the background of my life was the message of truth telling. It’s a subtle thing —…
The big unraveling started a few years back when I learned about my fathers death. Driving…
“Real knowledge is to know the…
We all do it. Life gets overwhelming, then we vent to those around us. The truth of the matter is that venting…
It’s difficult and in some ways complicated to describe my feelings towards my first job. I was a delivery…
The suppression of who we really are in our relationships causes comparison and the side…
L’insoutenable légèreté de l’être de Milan Kundera est un roman à portée…
本書描寫不同年代和那些年代的風貌 — 作者成長的正統猶太世界，20年來在世界各地教導靜心和呼吸技巧的種種，在加勒比海與耶路撒冷自我發現過程中遭受的創傷與勝利，對作者生命極具意義的印度靈性傳統，以及圍繞在作者深愛的開悟師父身邊那一股非比尋常的氛圍。
“Every day is another chance to make your dreams come true.”
“Each of us actually believes that things should be the way…
Don’t let fear steal a thing.
I read books. 📚
The problem of evil is perhaps the biggest obstacle to faith in a loving God.
Chapter 1: The Middle-Age Dilemma
His kind neighbor invites him and his wife for a conversation over tea and some pakodas. He wonders how grown up he must appear…
When I finished Selectivity, I decided to spend one month just having fun without focusing on any specific things. Just inflow.
I have had no plans in my life. The benefits of having no plans is that it leads you to many paths as long as you take them. I can proudly say I have executed my 38 years of life in the methods of Forrest Gump, when asked to do something a simple “OhKaay” was my usual response.
Are you ready to pursue a career change?
I have great parents.
This blog is not like the other ones.
Today, I gathered 28 rules that I learned during my life’s journey.
We all go through tough times and how we respond to the tough times defines who we are as a person.
In recent years, especially after the global financial crisis, a lot more people experienced tough times…
Last night, I saw the realm of joy and pleasure.There I melted…
I’m covered in oil from the bags of coffee I’m pouring into the dispensers. One of the early morning…
I always called myself a thinker. Someone who thinks a lot, analyzes everything. I’m even proud of it, as…
“See yourself living in abundance and you will attract it. It works every time, with every person.” quotes Bob Proctor, in…
全世界做地產嘅商人都有共通點，就係無寶不落，唔係贏梗嘅唔…
Firstly, I want to make you all aware that The Pleasure of My Company is a brilliant…
It’s been ingrained in us since childhood the tenet on how to live our lives: go to…
“A man is great by deeds, not by birth.”
A great quote from a great thinker and scientist, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, who has served our country as a president from 2002 to 2007. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen started his career as a…
Even the mightiest of us fall sometimes.
“I’ll them you’re detail oriented…
Everyone has a wish to make the best of his life! You too have a similar aim, don’t you?
Human, man, the most corrupt and unbalanced species of them all. (Hu)man was blessed and cursed with a brilliant mind, the mind that loves nothing more but telling lies under disguise of ‘reason,’ playing tricks and…
“What makes me optimistic about the US’s…
“If information was the answer, then we’d all be billionaires with perfect abs.”
Gutted
Yesterday all I could cough up was the gratitude list and in doing it I did feel better. A teensy, weensy bit better.
Truth is, people continue to be so deeply kind and thoughtful and inquire as to how I’m doing. So I figured I’d lay that out.
Love (aka kindness) is, in my experience, mostly misunderstood. Especially in a work context. One of the first commitments I…
Zero and infinite are equal.
In this life of judgements, boxes and concepts that our incredible minds are producing, it is very difficult to see that our habits of thinking only create restrictions. This concept is one of the most powerful…
“It’s okay to have feelings and to ask for what you need”
“I’m normally really precise. I did every step in the experiment exactly as it was supposed…
Bill stood next to me at the snack table, which was laden with Christmas goodies that would stop a heart at…
Life throws us all curve-balls.
Dear Professor,
All of us want something in our life and at some point of time we are so particular about that, that we…
Key 8 of 8 keys to follow to become financially free in short order on a server-level’s income. No fluff. Just the facts for people in a hurry.
Recently I came across a quote by Jerry Seinfeld that struck a cord with me.
“An object at rest will remain at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced force. An object in motion continues…
A Child and mother relationship — Does it require any kind of nurturing or extra efforts than natural feelings to flourish? Of course, No! That means relationships can progress to next level without nurturing! But when it comes to other relationships why…
Getting to the bottom to some age-old pondering…
Life is a journey, isn’t it?
Life is not a ‘journey’ in a sense that we need to become very clear about: there is no start, and no final place as you might have hoped. Life is simply…
So, I’ve had an interesting day.
After I posted my perspective, I went for a walk, then checked my email one more time before I left for the big city (not our town of 700).
I’m busy figuring out what’s next.
Your boss is busy figuring out what’s next.
Just like her boss is.
In thinking about busyness, I found Henri Nouwen’s concepts of “occupation” and “preoccupation”…
My buddy Sunny Creates just created a publication called The Daily Rant. It’s for people that have a lot to f****** say.
I’ve already contributed a piece there and I think it’s a bold new publication that’s sure to stir up some drama on Medium.
(All photos directed & created by Alexandra Roman)
Mental Warfare
The thing about life is that everyone wants to be rich and or successful, however no one chooses is willing to work for it. We all can agree on one thing and that’s the fact life gives you what you deserve. If you haven’t worked hard or even attempted to put in an effort, why do you deserve it?
So, after innumerable excuses and never-ending efforts I finally found the perfect book for myself in order to begin reading for…
“ A simple hello could lead to a million things ”
Last year, I wrote about why you should have a gap year. And, went on to embark on one myself.
Since I quit my ‘real’ job in December 2016, I have been on a sabbatical or rather a…
I understand when people say they feel alone.
When they feel lonely.
You can be in the middle of a city of a million people and still feel that way.
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about sunflowers. You know the ones: Hannah’s proof that human hands can shield us from the world’s…
Psalms 30:7–9 (KJV)LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication.What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare…
At the end of a month-long training period for students at my local university, a…
A few days ago I took the Interested challenge offered by Amal Academy. For that I had to read a few pages from the book “How to Win Friends and Influence People”; after reading the book and some great examples by really great people I learned…
May 27, 2018.
What do you get out of giving up?
You’re human. It’s okay to open up.
Acts 27:29 (KJV)Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.
The sailors had done all they could do. They had labored and, to the best of their ability, plied their…
Looking into both sides of every situation, or none…
Many of you will have heard about and understand yin and yang to some degree. Yin and yang are principles very much associated with Chinese philosophy and Taoism in particular (but not only). It points to the fact that nothing…
Some interesting observations, but your argument founders on your basic claim that when people say they are attracted to intelligence, “usually this means the type of intelligence associating with getting good scores on “intelligence tests”” or people who are “good at logic puzzles and doing math in their head.” This seems completely wrong. More…
Jay Abraham an American business executive, conference speaker and author once quoted that
“If you can be interested in other people you can own the world.” Getting interested in the people is the efficient way for productive…
No, I must hold onto the remaining
half of me. I refuse to allow
“Every living thing has a home.” — My third grade…
a letter to my 10 year younger self.
hitting the thirties…
I’ve felt that hum since I was 2 years old when I first dreamed that I could fly over the herd of buffalo that is running through the park behind my house. I’ve always followed it, even when I didn’t realize it. As I look back through the hum, the subtlety is like the finest thread, weaving the story that is me. At the lowest edges.
By Van & Stuyvesant
As Dale Carnegie writes in his book “ How to win friends and influence people” the principle of getting others to like you and to develop real friendships, is to Become genuinely interested in other people. Dale talks about the dogs and how…
For every time you doubt yourself there is someone putting their belief in you to be who you were made to be for them, for you, for this world.
The man said, “I’m planning to go…if the weather looks like it will be okay.”
I often wonder about the words I would say if I didn’t have to worry about how they would be perceived.
That’s why you need as well to believe.
Generally, in life, circumstances are difficult for most people, few are among those who manage to reach high heights without sweating very hard.
I started climbing my career mountain about a year out of college, when I first learned what UX Design was (you…
So until today i always blame my faith for all the misfortunate things that had happened to me.But finally i’ve made a mistake that cannot fic for a while. I don’t really know what i’m writing or why i’m writing i just need to get these…
The best stories aren’t the ones where everything goes right.
It’s usually the stories where everything goes wrong.
The stories where you were in the middle of nowhere and the bus broke down and you had to walk for hours and hours to reach the…
I’ve recently been triggered (again) and it really got me thinking. Throughout my adult life, I’ve struggled with why things happen to me and why life seems to be such a fight. I’ve read a lot of books — helpful or not — and choose to see events in my life as a lesson for my growth, healing, shifting…
Mistakes, mistakes, mistakes. Meeting you, a mistake. Falling for you, a mistake.Leaving you, a mistake…
With trembling hands, I picked up a seed.Its hard shell protecting the life force nestled within
My heart shook with a deep sadnessMy belly howled with raw rageMy tears, a deluge, a rushing river
Thank you for writing this, Melody Wilding! I always think I’m quite good at self-care, but when I looked at your list I realised that I could work a bit more on a couple of points.
YES. That right there made my day. I am kind, I am honest, I am loving and empathetic. But sometimes, I get sick of peoples shit! In the end, I decided not to judge his mom for what she allows her kids to do. Turns out, she didn’t like that I wasn’t okay with it and asked for boundaries with our 5-year-olds.
A poem
What would u do if someone wrongs you?What would be ur response? Hatred , of course!An ever-lasting fire burns in you to demolish and devour em'Your mind and heart are so o'ertaken by malice.And thus you start "the cycle of hatred."
Although you might have taken the time to envision your desires and to describe them with…
CHANGE OF STATE, CHANGE OF MIND
I’ve looked at the ways I change state and the way I found to do it and I’ve taught for 41 years is physiology first.
This is a very important read I’m in my 20s not married, but in a relationship. Thanks for these life lessons, but to be honest there should be a school for couples that are planning to get married; because there is so much things that can happen in a marriage for better or worse, and couples need to prepared and exposed to those things. The end…
To become better at anything, you need to keep doing it over a period of time until you can do it without as…
Fantastic post! I’m one of those guys that just don’t have time to code. Throughout my years, I’ve dabbled in all kinds of stuff and throughout the years, I’ve experimented with new languages as the came along. But, these days, with family etc, there just isn’t time for me to do that anymore. So, even though I’ve had the foundation to take on web…
“Come and work with me and we can change the world together.”
I clapped for this article, because it has some very good points.
“This isn’t about making yourself miserable. It’s about rehearsing your response.” I love this, I try to incorporate it in my life as much as possible. There were other great pieces of advice too.
Today, I saw and heard stories that reminded me how the world revolves.
Nowadays i am going in the Amal academy which working on improving the soft skills of young graduates of Pakistan. The Amal academy believe in active learning so they give an interesting challenge and challenge is that “Contacting our…
When I first started my personal development journey, the ones that were doing well in the industry all seemed to have one thing in common — they all had books on their area of expertise.
It’s scary. Once this internship ends, I finally enter the world of official adulthood, and leave the extended-childhood of college. I’ve spent the majority of my life dictated by the timeline of school and assignments. But now my life is no longer dictated by 11 week periods. To be frank, I…
Pressure to perform
Pressure to conform
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