“The first principle of all action is leisure” says Aristotle. Many of us are embarrassed if we ever find ourselves doing nothing, because we are programmed to believe that only the people who are always working, with endless busyness and hustle are the ones who will make it, while the rest of us will be…
Dealing with Doubts
“There are two ways to slide easily through life: to believe everything or to doubt everything; both ways save us from thinking” says Alfred Korzybski. During the last couple of weeks there was a lot of buzz about some personal letters written by Mother Teresa. In fact Time magazine made this the cover story with…
Choose Kindness
“When I was young, I used to admire intelligent people; as I grow older, I admire kind people” said Abraham Heschel. I guess young people admire intelligent people because they think they have all the answers to their questions, however as we grow older in life we recognize the shallowness of merely possessing knowledge, we…
Nothing is ordinary
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle” says Albert Einstein. I believe everything is a miracle and weather we see them as miracles or ignore them as ordinary stuff depends on our worldview or perspective of…
Choose Your Battles Wisely
“Often we allow ourselves to get all worked up about things that, upon closer examination, aren’t really that big a deal. We focus on little problems and concerns and blow them way out of proportion” says Dr. Richard Carlson in his book “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff”. Learning to choose our battles wisely is not…
Urgency Addiction
“Today’s corporate culture is “hooked” on urgency; everything is a priority, needing to be done yesterday. This “urgency addiction” has become a way of life…” says Barbara Bartlein. Last night I ran into a problem with my old car, this morning I was debating between writing my weekly article or taking care of the car.…
Playing God?
Did you know that January 9th is called “Play God Day? Well, if you did not know that do not be surprised. During my study I found some really weird and bizarre holidays or special days designated for different things, people and creatures. It almost looks like there is a day for just about everyone…
School of Suffering
“God had one Son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering” said St. Augustine. We live in a world that is constantly trying to insulate us from pain and suffering. Nobody loves to suffer, but none of us will be exempted from suffering based on our liking or disliking of suffering. A lot…
Hooked to the past?
“People who live in the past generally are afraid to compete in the present. I’ve got my faults, but living in the past is not one of them. There’s no future in it” says Sparky Anderson. Our past is a very important part of our lives there is no way we can fully detach ourselves…
A hundred Years from Now
“It’s hard to predict what life will be like in a hundred years. There are only a few things we can say with certainty. We know that everyone will drive flying cars, that zoning laws will be relaxed to allow buildings hundreds of stories tall…” said Paul Graham a computer programming language designer. It’s always…