The Sunshine
In 1911, Rutherford gave the electron theory to the world and his theories were considered as Laws or…
В 2002 году я очень хотел стать менеджером проектов. Все компании, куда я ходил на собеседование, видели во мне только начинающего программиста. Я не расстроился и пошел работать в Intetics. Программистом. SQL я владел очень плохо, отвратительно знал алгоритмы и прочие основы CS, зато клёво верстал…
Life is complex and full of constant change no matter how we want to control it. There is an…
「我哋開開心心咁，過埋呢個幾月；之後嘅嘢，就交俾個天啦！」
Life is in phases, men are in sizes goes a popular statement. Its pertinent we understand the phase of life we are living in presently and ensure its being lived to the fullest.
Don’t ever be overwhelmed by the phase you have not gotten into or underwhelmed by the state you are presently in.
“Row, Row, Row Your Boat,
Gently Down The Stream
Merrily, Merrily, Merrily…
Something saved my life one afternoon, years ago, when I worked in a supermarket deli. I’m still…
“What we affirm in others, we actually affirm in ourselves.” — Sir David Hawkins, MD, PH.D
“There are more things to heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” (William Shakespeare, Hamlet)
Today at around 3pm I asked the members of my whatsapp group what topics they would like me…
After a cross-country trip with my boyfriend in a VW bus, a bus that would later…
Life After Menopause
I brush my teeth twice a day and “floss,” of course (WINK), but I’ve just never been a mouthwash person. We didn’t grow up using it…
In the world of uncertainty there is one thing we know for sure: if you work hard…
I usually get clients who use this common statement…
“Of all the words of mice and men, the saddest are, “It might have been.” (Kurt Vonnegut)
“You may house their bodies but not their souls,For their souls dwell in the…
I forgot the first commandment of the realist’s handbook,Don’t be fooled by…
How much have I missed out on because I didn’t…
You know, I get that so many of us are grateful for our lives and our homes. So many…
I’ve tried five new hobbies in five months: Brazilian jiu-jitsu, baking, and…
My first alarm rings at 4:15 am when I get up and turn on the geyser. I keep snoozing my alarm up to 4:45 am and sometimes up to 4:55 am but yes, 5:00 am is the deadline for me to get up otherwise there are chances to miss my office cab.
Do you know what boiling frogs and entrepreneurs have in common?
Most of us are reacting to Life the way it encounters us without giving much thought to it. The reactions come from the conditioning of the mind which started happening from the day we started taking the form of humans. I used the word “most” because some have…
So in design we are always told to avoid our own biases I never knew one could ever become their own user, before I got this assignment of doing an autoethnography. Hahaha….for a person who decided to create her own portrait in an oil painting…
The last thing I need at the end of a long day is to be shamed on the bus for not…
If you know me you probably already know that I run a part-time business, Three…
“Your days are numbered…
It’s mid-August. In Italy, the country is on holiday. It’s planned. It’s…
If you’re not making someone else’s life better, then you’re wasting your…
O meu “agora” é constituído de uma série de descobertas que fiz ao longo do último ano. Saber quem eu era em 2010 e como eu via o amadurecimento e…
I started my brand online with the following:
I have a slightly different experience with city vs country life. For more than 20 years, I lived 20 miles from the smallish city where I worked. My then-husband was from that city but grew up in a rural area just inside the city limits. I grew up in a rural area in another state. We were accustomed to country living where the only crimes involved…
Keep Breathing
Trigger Warning: self harm/suicide & mental health stuff, and brief sexual references.
Today the Scorpio Moon starts the day with an opposition to newly Rx Uranus in Taurus…
It’s actually completely illogical, and shows how neoliberalism and its elevation of the individual over the collective has poisoned our minds. There is no individual solution to climate change, and if the worst does happen, collective solidarity will be needed more than ever to manage scarce resources. I know our culture is going through a period of…
Зарим хүмүүс тодоос тод гэрэлтэн ахуйд зарим хүмүүс үгээр хэлэмгүй чимээгүйхэн бараантаж амьдардаг дэлхий байжээ.
Life must have some purpose, right?
Camminare e vivere con lentezza tra strade di montagna e di ricordi
On the edge…..
“Menjadi tua itu pasti, menjadi dewasa adalah pilihan.”
Every kid has a bad day every once in awhile. Illness, bad grade, lost friend .
About me.
अतृप्त आत्मा literally means a restless soul or a soul that hasn’t yet attained peace. In Indian culture, whenever a human dies, we cremate their bodies so their soul can finally attain peace because its vessel has been destroyed. Sometimes though, when that person had some important work that they couldn’t…
“What makes you want to move from Illinois to rural Oregon?”
I’ll come right out and say it:
Il y en a qui n’en ont pas, il y en a qui en ont un dans la salle de bain et d’autres qui en ont un dans chaque pièce.
As I began to love myself I found that anguish and emotional suffering are only warning signs that I was living against my own truth.
It’s the climb that hurts and this one starts right away.
I thought I’ve overcome youThrough Google and self-help readingsI’d walk myself around youTalk myself out of you
We foster self-respect when we are kind.
You ever have one of those days where your brain chemistry just feels wrong? Like you can tell it’s…
What we can learn from the new Amazon Prime series
I’ll say this over and over again: I prefer handwritten letters to printed letters. I’ve always been endeared with…
Annika Jacobsen’s got you. Check out her book, “Create: How To Write Your Book And Create Your Legacy”
It’s literally free.
That’s right.
Why we should read books?
Here I would be answering this question in this article.
If I am not wrong then most of the people just stop reading books after completing college as they think learning phase has ended with college and…
Studying abroad or even deciding to study abroad is a life-changing move. It comes along with the…
What really matters?
The importance and intuitive appeal of culture became apparent to me through my work as Chief Graphic Designer…
Crystals seem to be getting everywhere these days. Celebrities like Adele, Victoria Beckham, Katy…
That one big idea that will change everything.
That one big deal.
That one call.
That one date.
That one big thing that will change everything….
So here we are.
You remain sealed.
While I lay trapped in an…
There is so much I still can do. If I want to. I sit here this morning on the deck sipping my coffee watching a guy SUP on the open ocean and it…
… is how it will show up for you.
Bertemu
denganmu
di
tengah
keramaian,
antara
The morning was very similar to most others. With low tide at 3:10, we had the morning to kill. We had a very lazy morning, most of us sleeping in until 10. Once we were all up, we started our game of monopoly.
Más que miedo a la locura, el conflicto reside en el miedo a alejarnos de lo racional. Curiosamente entre más nos alejamos de lo racional y de aquello que la sociedad ha decidido adoptar como cierto, más nos acercamos a nosotros mismos. Reconocemos en secreto el placer de la intimidad de nuestros sueños y…
You can probably guess what we all did this morning….
Breakfast at 12, drawings and colouring in. Lunch at 2. Then into our wetsuits for 4!
We body boarded for a few hours. The waves were quite foamy, but we caught some good ones and I am…
This was grappling my mind from last 2–3 years. The pursuit of happiness. In Aristotle’s words -
Happiness is the Ultimate Purpose of Human Existence
Happiness… is something everyone of us pursues..tries his/her best to find things which brings happiness…
You have a child and you have written one piece of advice that will be carried in his/her pocket for life. What is that advice?
Relying and working a single job where you do the same stuff over and over again without learning any new skills when more and more jobs are disappearing. That’s what’s really risky.
Putting everything on a single card, instead of having a hand full of cards when the…
The Queen of Soul
Naturally
The uncomfortable truth
“What is the first memory that you can remember?”
Everything started with this question. The last fall. I was in the oral history class. I couldn’t find an answer right away. I tried harder.
You have a story of your ownSo have I mineWe are so close to each otherBut separated by distance and time
This seemingly mundane picture clicked above and me writing about it might be the weirdest thing you might’ve seen. Even weirder…
With resilience and equanimitylife’s murky depthsspawn beautyexquisite in their fragilitymoments of intensitygreater…
Working from the heart doesn’t lead you straight to heaven
No, not right away
First;
There are nights you are barren, cold, without sustenance and little support
There needs to be a caution before this article so those of us who are reading to take a break from the monotony of our office work will be prepared for the level of emotion this piece will elicit.
I work in mental health, but thank goodness the rest of my coworkers are just as avoidant as I am, otherwise my tears might have…
You should write every day, they said. It really will help you focus, they said. You will benefit clearly…
Recently, I came across this concept through a Mel Robbins’ video that someone shared with me. It might sound unusual, but it…
“Thanks, Really.” Poem
Hard times I’m so on the edge it’s hard to act a friend Cuz wrapped up, you know, My Shabbat I love you…
Q: Is it okay to endanger someone’s life in order to achieve an artistic goal?
A: Werner Herzog (that’s his name) made a movie called ‘Fitzcarraldo.’ The main character of…
Bitter and twisted,
angry, defeated,
O que estou fazendo? Na verdade não sei. Hoje durante o caminho que faço todo dias para o trabalho me deu uma vontade de escrever sobre o que estou pensando sobre a minha vida. Eu, escrever? Logo eu que nem de ler gosto.
It´s not as I didn´t know what I like… but well…I´m scared of doing new things, i´m scared of becoming failure for myself, that I will regret for what I will choose.
Well, lets say, I love to write stories and when I was child and still even now, I was/am every night telling myself a continue or differnt story, what I…
I have always been the one who worries about what others think about anything I do or say. I practically never had a mind of my own. If I wanted to get a new dress, I didn't have to like it, as long as my sister or my friends think its nice then I buy it. My own opinion never mattered to me, I…
Your birthday is coming.
Like many, you like to…
What Do Celebrities Really Like To Eat?
What is it that celebrities really enjoy? Could it be a bagel from NYC Bagel & Sandwich Shop? The NYC Bagel…
Q: How does memory work?
A: “I Will Survive” was sung by Gloria Gaynor in 1978. I can think about the song and remember the harmony. For the next minute, I can mentally hum the song through the courses and the verses and then the chorus again and into the verse…
what are you doing with your life…
“Get busy living, or get busy dying.” — Andy Dufresne
The other day I watched one of my favorite movies “The Shawshank Redemption”. It’s not a favorite because I like to watch movies about men in prison. It’s…
I gaze acrossThis landscape I know so well.The…
When I was younger and the lights would go out, it usually signalled that it was time to camp out on…
Bring out yer dead! Bring out yer dead! Koff! Koff! Eurgh! Yeah filthy habit I know, but harmless as far as I know and it makes me feel better. Now where was I? Oh yeah.
I don’t want to worry you mate but you’re too close already. I’m alright. Same reason as smoking is harmless…
I could never have predicted that I’d develop a hobby of photographing a fictional character in museums and…
A couple of years ago when I was in my (what I thought at-the-time was a) ‘super-productive’ phase, I would try and fill up ALL my time with work. Spending any time resting felt like I was wasting time.
Fast forward a few years, and after reading more than 70 books, travelling 13 countries and actually living life, I’ve…
Yeah. What are you going to do about it?
It’s officially been two weeks of football camp — the first two days were really just for us athletic trainers to get organized. It feels like it’s been 800 days, quite honestly, and I’m exhausted, but I’ve learned a lot. Without revealing…
I may only meet you when Heaven comes;
all these attributes are merely crumbs
If you think speaking out is easy, I’m asking you to think again.
Tears
Tales of trouble they produce none
Tales of empathy they produce some
Pair this one with Respect by the great and sadly late Aretha Franklin and remember that you tell people how they should treat you
Never thought much about death until 4 years ago when I nearly died of pneumonia. Last week in a discussion re investment I said I am a longterm investor. There was a silence then someone asked what is longterm for an 84 year old. I replied 10 years. I am an optimist.
Seeing into the future is not easy. Following these tips can help you diversify your portfolio and build a…
Book of Michael A. Singer: The Surrender Experiment: My Journey into Life’s Perfection
I have spent most of my time this week in the library for my thesis, unconventionally, I kind of enjoy writing it, seeing the pages increasing, scattering thoughts…
Every wave has a story. Probably the baby feet it tickled, those toes of lovers, the sore feet after a long trek, those…
I love reality shows.
Not now. Not then. Not ever.
Don’t you hate it when you go into an elaborate telling of your day to someone only to find out that they haven’t listened to a…
La di da is a mental state that artists occupy when they make art. It’s the feeling of, “La la la. I’m doing something and my arms are flailing.” La di da is carefree fun. Why does a leaf ride a breeze? For the same reason an artist la di das. They have been swept away. The juices that run…
I am challenging myself as an absolute novice writer with no idea about blogging to…
I woke up at about my usual time today, always shooting for 5:30 telling myself…
“Around this time last year I was struggling to…
Tired of your simple posts
We know what you look like, too well
But who are you and what intrinsic value do you seek?
Oh yes, you at the beach
at the pool
Rhett Kenagy
Well once again it’s that time! Parents alike are all excited and stressed at the same…
Facade
Strike a matchstick unprepared and the flame burns, that’s how fast life comes at youPull a doorknob gently they’d call you a pilferer, a little harder you become aggressive Leave an auto undriven for days it goes bad, use it everyday and the engine malfunctionsGive a woman a penny daily, you become the fool, keep…
We are all aware of Steve Jobs Stanford commencement speech given in 2005, where he talks about doing what…
The #1 reason people don’t pursue their dreams is that they have not yet found the bravery within…
I definitely acknowledge and respect it’s a business at the end of the day. Which is a conclusion that like you said — just hurts my writers heart. Forgive my language but I just feel like the whole no ad thing was a dick tease. They made us believe they were different than all the other platforms. We were sold a dream, one we bought into and are…
Payne Glasses is an online store where you can buy affordable prescription glasses at discount prices. Products include inexpensive…
You know… I appreciate the fancy evening. I really needed that. You know better than anyone what I’ve been going through. But the fact is, we can’t be together …not the way we deserve to. If anything, it just reminded me of the cosmic joke that was played on both of us for being together in the first place. Please understand. It’s not going to be the…
People are chatting around and the voice inside my head is pounding, begging me to listen to all those voices. So what, I’ll listen. What is it that you want me to upload in this blank paper? I feel overwhelmed with my own voice, so much anger, dark thoughts…
Sometimes, people will swear that the best fall colors are available way up north. That might be debated in some areas of the USA, but in either case, Canada never fails to impress with their abundance of natural resources. Here are four ways to…
They’re pithy wisdom. Learnings from years of experience condensed into a few words. Quotes I have been pondering, recently-
We spend so much of our daily lives beating ourselves up.
It’s going to be ok.
We’re allowed to mess up.
a song that I thought was already here, it wasn’t but we’ve been here before.
It’s a coalition of the heartless ㅤ ㅤ ㅤThe clueless and confusedIf you ask them for a reason ㅤ ㅤ ㅤThere’s no answer they’ll refuseThis time it will be different ㅤ ㅤ ㅤThe…
I really enjoyed this and it will now be one of my go to qoute. I just love how it seems like these wouldn’t be difficult, almost common sense! Yet, we choose a life of monontany, and yet, we choose to live it complacently! This is not what our brief time on Earth is for. Thank you for the interesting food for thought and well received thanks for sharing Love-Light-Blessings -SEA
I loved this like I love all your writing…except that today all I could think of was, “Patience. Patience my love.”
Happiness.
Child is designer of the creative world
I love design. I love my life.
Dude, love your writing, and I know you wrote a whole blog about why you’re going to continue using the word fuck all the time. And I really agree with your sentiments in that blog. If people don’t like it, don’t read it. But, I don’t want to read it in every fuckin post you do, especially in titles of blogs. It’s starting to feel like lazy writing…
Ideas are nothing if they just stay in your head. They should be shared with the world. Speak your ideas out loud, with…
“Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.” — Tony Robbins
Congratulations Michael! I’ve enjoyed reading your writings and ideas, including about the creative, unique Postcards from 2030 project. As someone also with a higher aspirations and the vision and comprehension, split between the project concepts/goals/definitions/process, it has been and is still a struggle creating the form, let alone gaining…
Life is like an infinity maze to me.
It only has a point of beginning,
But the path that you opt to choose are bazillions,
And it will lead you one ending point.
Yesterday evening one reader on Medium suggested visualizing me doing 2 pull-ups to which I replied that if…
