Despite my best efforts to prove the contrary, what I do (or do not) deserve is not in my jurisdiction. I don't get to...
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Don’t Know How
Is there a way to know how to do something without first doing it? Can I know how to play the piano without first...
Addicted to the Pain
Do you ever get so addicted to the pain of something that you don't want to break out of it? Have you ever felt so...
There Will Be No Miracles Here. Minds Will Not Be Changed.
A mind that is not open to change can not be changed.
You are looking for miracles if you try to change the mind of someone who:
- totally does not agree with what you are saying and is happy with things as they are. You have nothing to connect with this person over and your ideas will hold no weight.
- denies that things can change, as they have already blocked them Self from the idea and from true communication with you.
It Felt Right at the Time
We all make mistakes, we can’t control the fact that we are imperfect. How we react to those mistakes, however, is ours to determine.
Useless regret
It’s easy to look back and chastise your Self for the choices you made — for the words you ‘shouldn’t’ have used or the actions you ‘shouldn’t’ have taken. We beat our Self up for hurting others, for being misguided in our actions, for being wrong. We wonder how we cold have been so stupid and we wish we could go back in time and undo what was done.
What I’ve Learned from the Tao Te Ching
The truth on the art of living
These are direct excerpts from Stephen Lam’s English translation of the Tao Te Ching. The headers are my take on the whole thing.
On being
The more truly solitary we are, the more compassionate we can be.
The more we let go of what we love, the more present our love becomes.
All the World is a Stage
Do you realize that the concept of childhood first appeared in 19th century Western culture? Before that we had no idea there were different stages of human development.
In the 20th century, researchers discovered that humans progress through “stages” — discrete, never changing, progressive steps in their ability to make sense of the world and themselves.
Acting Bigger Than You Are
Do you ever say ‘we’ when you are really just an ‘I’? Does your marketing portray a company much larger? Why are you acting bigger than you are?
You worry that people won’t take you seriously if you show how small you truly are… but you’re wrong.
20 min to Your Life Purpose?
It sounded too cool to be true. In around 20 min or so I can realize my true life purpose. All I have to do is sit down and write it out. This is according to Lifehacker who is quoting blogger Steve Pavlina.
Blogger Steve Pavlina says that you can discover your life’s purpose in as little as twenty minutes. To do so, complete the following four steps:
1. Take out a blank sheet of paper or open up a word processor where you can type.
2. Write at the top, “What is my true purpose in life?”
Burning Down Business-as-usual
Commerce is a natural part of human life but over time it has become increasingly unnatural. As commerce advanced, it was determined that being human was a detriment to business. Business-as-usual became the isolation of an enterprise from its very foundation and lifeblood, its workers and customers. Humans became demographics to be talked at, not with.
Business forgot that markets are conversations between humans.
Everything You’re Not
… is a waste of your time.
I used to think I could be anything I wanted to be. But in reality I knew that made no sense. Now I know why. You can’t be anything you want to be.
No matter how hard I try, some things I just don’t excel in. Some things come harder to me. Well, ‘who cares’?
Society has long emphasized that we focus on and improve on our weaknesses.
Before You Start Building Your Website
photo credit: Brittany Linder
If you’re thinking of building a website, consider:
1. Are you sure you really want one?
A website is like a pet, you need to make sure you want one before you get one. A site needs to be taken care of, so if you don’t have time or aren’t really committed, don’t bother. You can’t build it and leave it.