I want this to be my story of hope because I know life is worth fighting for.
Everyone makes mistakes. That is life’s way of teaching us lessons, and sometimes, they come in hard ways. That is why we oftentimes say, every mistake is a lesson. But how many of…
Here’s why
Slovakian painter Tibor Nagy, in an interview with writer Jeff Sparks, made this…
This article is not intended to diagnose or provide treatment guidance for any mental…
Oh boy…
When you have a deep, embarrassing, school-girl crush. As an adult.
“When you do things from your soul, you feel a river…
If you ever want to doubt every single decision you ever make about anything, become a parent.
I’ve lost count of the number of visitors who commented on my hair since I gave birth. Whenever…
We don’t know because there’s still stigma.
We don’t know because we’re still scared of what it means.
We don’t know because it exposes ourselves to judgement and criticism.
FMost of us would probably prefer a life where the emotion and feeling of Anger just didn’t exist. Unfortunately that…
Few days back I was reading about parenting and found this beautiful quote by Angela Schwindt — “While we try…
What does your family value? Can you clearly articulate it? If not, it’ll be hard to build…
As I sit writing this blog post, I am full of so many emotions and really at a loss for words. It has been two weeks since I returned to Iowa from Lima and I have had some time to reflect on my experiences. However, I do not believe I have fully grasped the magnitude of my experiences, yet.
There has been so much change in my life in the last 8 months. I went from starting a company to leaving that…
There is a lot of adult life which requires your fluidity. Your survival depends…
My Friend Doesn’t like Pornography
Today I saw something in a friend and it made me sad. My friend doesn’t like pornography. For Christ’s sake, why would…
Look. I also don’t like these kinds of list posts. But I’ve done most of the things on this list recently. So I didn’t feel very creative today. And the only idea I had today was to write down the 10 things that kill my creativity. As some sort of reminder to myself…
Some people might look at unemployment as a low point. Actually, it is just a matter of perspective…
I have seen this awesome world for around 29 years (still single ☺️).
The one that I learned from my experience is,
Be truthful to what you do. The result doesn’t matter, it’s all about…
Expectations — they are normal and we all have them.
“You are never too…
I promised to be real and authentic right out of the gates! I am going to live up to that for all…
Liquid gold ignites the tips
Dear pain,
I hate you.
You bring me sleepless nights. You make me wake up in the middle of the night, scared and sweating. You make me move around in circles, panicked, not know what to do next.
There are many times in our life when we feel we need to become more focused. We have a lot on our plate and we want, and need, to finish everything with the best results. During our life, we have learned that to do so we must become focused on the specific matter at hand and work and act upon it. We all find…
Imagine а view: open space, mountains far off the grid, chains of sharp cliffs at their edges and hollow pockets beyond their precipices. You are standing at the feet of this scenery and you have to bend your neck in order to perceive its wholeness. Your imagination dares…
If I had to describe my work-life before Makers in one word I’d choose ‘isolation’.
Every obstacle is unique. Each of us feels and obtain obstacles in his or her life, in a different form, in a different shape. but we all know it is an obstacle we are facing now. something that bloke us from taking an action. obstacles create in us feelings of…
หนังสือเล่มนี้ถ้าดูแค่ปกคงเดาเอาว่าเนื้อหาคงประมาณเกี่ยวกับการเสี่ยงโชคแน่ ๆ แต่ถ้าผู้เขียนคือคุณ ภาณุมาศ ทองธนากุล หรือ คุณใบพัด นักเขียนชื่อดัง มันคงต้องมีการเล่าเรื่องที่น่าสนใจแน่นอน ผมได้ติดตามงานเขียนมาตั้งแต่หนังสือ เสียดาย…
At only 23, I have an amazing network of close friends. People who are incredibly talented, ambitious, intelligent…
What a start to the morning.
Carnatic Music (South Indian Classical Music), and my obsession with it — Where did it begin? How did it capture me? How did I fall in love with it? Whatsoever be the origin of its mysterious influence on me, the ease with which I have been able to appreciate…
Your people’s ‘why’…
“I think I would know, I went to…
For the past few weeks, I’ve really struggled with my writing. I wake up in the morning and can’t think of…
“The battle of life is, in most cases, fought uphill; and to win it without a struggle were perhaps to win it without honor. If there were no difficulties there would be no success; if there were nothing to struggle for, there would be nothing to be achieved.” (Samuel Smiles)
I’ve made a lot of mistakes this year — like, a lot. Every person makes them, and recognizing this is the first step I can take to becoming a better person, a better son, a better friend, and a better student…
Él era increíble, guapo, inteligente, alto y barbado. Me besaba y juro que el mundo se paraba a observarnos. Nada más importaba.
Money buys freedom.
But there’s even more freedom in not having or needing money. To have money is to live in constant fear of losing it. But you can’t lose what you don’t have. I spent 22 years in jail, where I got paid $40 a week — the highest wage in the jail. But there was nothing to spend it on — except junk food…
I think I have reached a new level of zen.
It was a really sunny Sunday morning when my ojek (an Indonesian motorbike taxi) driver asked me ‘Kak, what do you want to be when you grow up?’ My driver was a really friendly women and during our rides we always talk about her kids or my work, but I was surprised when she asked me this…
“It is time for a whole new garden in your life…
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In your 20s…
I can’t help but get a little upset when I get notified that someone unsubscribed from my email list.
I often feel longing and sit up with confusion in my eyes wanting to know what my purpose is. I have conversations with myself…
I only very recently learned the difference between the two.
The Hajj, the five-day annual pilgrimage undertaken by Muslimsto the holy city of Mecca, is currently underway.
In my career years as an electrician, I must say, for some reason many of us were prima-donnas. I saw numerous times when a guy thought he was bigger than the job, more important than the craft he provided. Several new companies were formed by guys and they hired on these prima-donnas, giving into their demands for general foreman pay, big, elaborate…
A couple of years ago there was a movie on constant repeat in the back of our family minivan: The Lego Movie. I don’t…
साधना
आज स्नेहा की खुशी का ठिकाना ना था। सुबह-सुबह खबर जो ऐसी मिली थी आज सुमन ने फोन किया था और ऐसी खुशखबरी सुनाई थी कि अभी तक स्नेहा उसी में डूबी हुई थी सुमन ने यूपीएससी की परीक्षा उत्तीर्ण की थी काफी अच्छा रैंक मिला था उससे मतलब अब वह आई.ए.एस. ऑफिसर बनने वाली थी। सच विश्वास नहीं हो रहा था उसे, मिलने के लिए बेचैन हो रही थी…
I thought I had a life. Marriage, job, kids. That’s a life right? A job alone, from commute to working hours takes a good…
Today I woke up at 4:15 AM in cold sweat— not really a good start in the morning. But I ought to hype myself for the big day ahead.
I set out the house at around 5:50 AM to 6 AM. I took my sweet time revving myself up for a big day ahead — taking longer showers…
I always hear people say to “Live life without regrets,” as if you can’t live a happy or…
Your best bet to hedge against change that could crush you is to get involved in the very same thing that’s causing that change.
This of course is very intuitive.
But the reality looks quite different…
Yes, I know today is August 23. Fall classes start in just 4 days, and I’m prepping for the first day. I plan on asking my students one question:
Hi, I’m Dan, the Duke of Chaos. (yes, I claimed my own title). I am an independent contractor, with clients all over the spectrum, from individuals who have issues with the government to large businesses that need help with running their offices and…
“Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.”
The air on the porch hummed with cicadas. The first of what will be the falling leaves drifted crisply by. Monarch butterflies tumbled…
Here’s your round-up of the top stories from the past week in the FIA World Rally Championship…
At someday in the month of March every year I constantly had one request to my dad. “ Appa Indha leave la Kerala ku polama“? Yes, “Kandippa kannu “said my dad. But the time never came for that perfect family trip.
However,Memories my dad shared about Kerala was my favourite bed time stories of all. Infact Its the most…
Staring at nothing but a blank MS Word doc with a title that I have presumed to be philosophical and provocative at the same time…
A little every day is what makes a habit. But sometimes we do not consider the little things and as such, we do…
Jim Rohn said:
It’s because of things like that and more that I’ve left the church years ago and consider it as one of the best decisions of my life, even my mother is slowly shifting away from it every day. Their stance is beyond disgusting, but it’s what they do, they always have the tendency to blame others for their own mess independently of the evidences…
HOWDY, I’m new in here. It’s my first actually. As a person I love to read life inspiring stories, knowing perspectives of others, socially active meeting new people and more importantly I have desire to make meaning in my life with sharing to others.
We just finished our first video shoot for daughters. with my personal trainer Lara Karapetian at the personal training studio she…
A time comes when we feel that something is wrong in our life, something needs to change.We feel that we are not happy; a feeling or an intuition that something is wrong. At this time we ignore facing the cause of our inner trouble and use escapism for reducing frustration…
It ALL works.
It doesn’t matter whether it’s diet, exercise, building a business, practicing a religion or, in fact improving ANY area of your life.
The reality is, it ALL works.
I’ve been out of sorts lately.
I’m sure you know that there are amazing people on this planet, so amazing and with stories that are so crazy and insane most will laugh at them.There are people that make music so good you feel shivers down your spine, music that touches your soul and emotions.There are people so fit/physically…
There comes a day in many-a-mom’s life when her heart gets broken by one of those children she so painstakingly raised to adulthood. It happened to me again last week. My adult daughter threatened to take away my grandmother privileges based on a difference of…
I’m an advocate for experience and then speaking about how you perceive a topic. If I have no knowledge or interest, I’ll…
We just recently concluded a powerful conference at Latter Rain Ministries and having been so engaged in the preparations and ceaseless activities, I hadn’t settled to investigate the goodies from my Father’s Day gift bag distributed at church. Fortunately, my wife, being the inquisitive kind…
Life places us in difficult places and situations.
We don’t have the right to be born with a silver spoon or be born into suffering.But we have the right to choose to leave our children with silver spoons.We have the right to leave footprints in the sands of time.We have…
7 things I’d say to my 18 year old self
3. You are about to make some very big life decisions. Very soon you’ll decide to move out of home and start renting a flat with a group of friends who like having parties. This will be greatly distracting as you try to complete your A-Levels but you will have SO MUCH FUN. You won’t…
Indeed. If you knew how much time other people spent worrying about what you might think of them; you’d never spend any time worrying about what other people might think of you.
The land slowly emerges from the mist. Palm trees fringe the coast; forest carpets the land. Wooden houses on stilts in sheltered bays lie silent in the still morning air. Then the engine roars back to life and the port town of Lembar swims into view.
“Kate! Kate!” — a small figure in a blue jacket hung among cars at the huge…
What to do when a boy you don’t like asks you out?
Now if you don’t like a boy and he asked you out the best thing to do is say No. I understand that many young girls might feel bad for the boy but he will move on sooner or later.
Clocking out of my shift I walked to the cab terminal where I waited for my ride to arrive. At the queue I said Vespers.
Then on my ride I said the Rosary. I talked to several important people as well. One of my friends had to back out from attending Mass in…
Excellent thoughts on Consciousness and Intelligence. In my quest of understanding, Human Consciousness, or as I describe our Spirit, augmented and supported by our bodily functions, will always be limitless in our intelligence of the Natural and The Mechanical (Human Inventions).
Growing up we’re taught to expect a certain number of life milestones. From birthdays to graduations, and wedding…
Michal Korzonek-
This is one way I never thought of to combine a few things I do… making lists, sketching and journal-writing. I really like the visuals and the methodology of this and am def. going to try it as I open up my new , pristine, clean ready-to-start today newest journal. Thanks for giving me yet another way to consider things. :-)
…¿Y de qué sirve afanarse tanto para nada? E:5:16
When I first step in ITI, I knew it would be hard for me. I have never learned anything that is related to international trade and I have never experienced all English environment. But I know what I want. I want to get rid of the old me. I don’t want to be lazy, timid, cynical anymore. It…
No one has control over what may or may not happen. So why worry so much? Are you arrogant enough to think that you can control the future as if you had omnipotent powers? It’s understandable to want better conditions but not when it makes you intolerable of the current circumstances of life…
Some tools are better than others.
For people who were once very successful, very famous, very rich, and other ‘very’ that you can…
When it comes to being irrational, I feel like I seem to have a gold medal.
But I constantly find myself wondering, whether I’m worthy of that title?
Maybe that’s what irrational people do, they wonder constantly as to whether their being irrational or not.
Regardless of whether you’re new to the gym or are a veteran who needs a reminder, here are ten…
Procrastination is considered to be bad. But is it really ?
Ahhh, but he had me in ER! He reminded me of a crush I’d had years earlier.
“Tell me a story / Where we all change / And we’d live our lives together / And not estranged” — From No Regrets by Robbie Williams
As progressive human beings, we are programmed to want more — more happiness, more success, better health or better relationships.
I’m not saying you have to put off being happy for another 14 years or so. But I can almost guarrantee that in another 14 years you will be happier, because life does get easier as you get older. You know this already; but I know it even more, because I’ve lived longer. Life gets better in such small increments you don’t even notice it happening, but…
The metaphor of money ( not ) growing on trees is a favorite with Indian parents, especially middle class parents.
But the situation is changing. In nuclear families with disposable income, children have developed an entitlement mindset. They get what they demand ( high end smartphones, for example ). Thrift is no longer…
Hiding behind another identity. Ever wonder why some people hide behind a profile image or social accounts, why are they so scared of living? Well there is where my story begins….. I was a well know person at school and much liked for my unique culture. I was raised with the understanding…
Just writing the words, “Calm Down” can get me a little fired up. I used to warn suitors, “Do yourself and favor and don’t ever tell me to…
Social media drowns our inner voice.
When I sit alone with my phone away from me, my mind quickly assimilates all my worries, and plays them in rapid succession. It’s hard to deal with these thoughts — each worry is a maze in itself, easy to get lost in. So I reach for my phone, open Instagram, and for few minutes, the world…
I would estimate up to 75% of people cannot think for themselves.
They are incapable of have an inner monologue. They are incapable of a simple mental exercise like “putting the shoe on the other foot.” They cannot mentally picture something different than…
Beeeee booooop beeeee.
Just like opinions, everyone has agendas. In fact, I would argue that agendas are an extension of opinions. You form agendas from opinions, and goals from agendas. This thought process is heavily engrained into our survival and communal genome as a means to help ourselves and…
Dear youngsters,Assalamualaikum warahmatullah wabarakatuhu (May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be with you)
The vast mood differences among you all always keeps me awake during the nights and pester me to…
…for me, the answer to the question is simple, by lineage, as a distant relative bears this as a last name, however….
I finally succeeded.
my heart goes out to you. nothing is as painful as the realization that you are completely powerless while you witness someone you love so deeply destroy themselves. I am in recovery 8 years now, and lost my dad to an oxy overdose in March of 2017.
Your futureThe life you deserveYou Are the ArchitectRegardless of your seasonYour worthYour reasonThe best you canGive of…
Congratulations, Joren, you’re a loser like me! If you really want to know what that means, you’ll just have to read The Loser’s Guide to Happiness Part 1.
Trust me, I’m not insulting you by calling you a Loser, because the whole subject of that blog is how Losers are really Winners. I’m proud of being a Loser, and I…
You don’t really understand what your leader’s problem is. It seems like they’ve got a bug up their ass…
I stood still at this moment, wondering if there could be anything, so attention grasping.
Psalms 52:8–9 (KJV)But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.
Life’s too short for this, that was what I thought today after another day of long meetings, that, although they were indeed necessary and added…
I’ve had puppyitis for quite awhile now, spending way too much time looking at available dogs…
Said my Lyft driver this evening after I got in and asked how he was doing.
What’s missing from the title of this post was the giant pause between when he said, very confidently, “It’s been really great” and…
I agree that the “why” is the ultimate supporter and driver of team success.
Purpose is inspiration in itself. Sharing that collective “why” brings harmony, cohesion and strength to a team. Exactly what’s needed.
Leading by empowerment and connecting with empathy and compassion ingratiate a family…
While on vacation in Wales this summer, I bought a beautiful used copy of…
You are at odds with yourself
Psalms 49:6–9 (KJV)They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)That he should…
So I’ve taken a few weeks off and haven’t written in a little while. I’m new to this whole writing on Medium…
There are the most interesting things after one month of ITI life. First, I have met Bob who is my interviewer in the Chinese part and gave us a spectacular lecture about proactive career building for ITIers. I still can remember the day I had the interview. He was grilling me during the whole meeting. I was the only…
I am just a mum, walking with my buggy down on my way to the supermarket. Don’t worry, I might not look so well today but I am fine, I am just fine. I am a mum and a good mum and I keep reminding myself of that. But…
Negativity is all around us! As much as we’d like to have a positive outlook on things, it can be challenging at times when there is so much around us that thrives on negativity.
Have you ever noticed we tend to be our biggest critic? Whenever things don’t go as expected or as planned, it is very easy to label them as failures and criticise ourselves.
HATREDThis emotion is emotion of selfishness, ego or depends on intensity of act and our presence at the place of act. We don’t like something and we hate something are two different aspects. We hate only because our own selfishness and ego and we don’t like can be dependent on outer traits.Let’s…
Hi Matt,
Thanks so much for mentioning my article! I had always meant to write more on this subject, but never got back to it. Talk about starting something and never finishing it!
Anyway, I thought I would clarify how I see myself as a multipreneur. I don’t consider myself a “big picture person”. In…
We are all guilty of telling our friends and family about the things we hope to do one day, and then doing nothing towards achieving those goals.
Inaction costs us our desires. Think about the inventions, art, music, literature and…
Spending most of June in graduation/stepping-up ceremonies, got me thinking about awards. I thought it might be a good idea to give awards in our…
A significant way to bring peace and increase productivity in life.
Nature has wired basic functions of all living beings in body-mind mechanism, almost 98% of which…
