Experience + Awareness = Empathy

It seems as many of us act as if death is the greatest tragedy. It’s a mistaken view. The greatest tragedy is not living while you’re alive. So many of us, myself included at times, “half” live in a state of muted fear. We live in a smaller, chastened way that keeps us from many…

There’s no shortage of pithy sayings about, or formulas for, living in the world today. At the risk of adding to the “noise,” here is my basic formula: just A.S.K.. First, be Authentic. Easier said than done, especially in the Western/Modern world. In a consumer-oriented culture we are barraged with entreaties to consume this, that…

FYI: While I don’t normally comment on current social issues or the like, I felt compelled to here. *  *  * I just saw a post on Facebook talking about how, in an effort to remember one’s child in the car seat, one leaves their left shoe on the seat next to the baby. That…

In an interview with Tim Ferriss I heard Tony Robbins say something very interesting. He mentioned the difference between emotional intelligence and emotional fitness. It was such a powerful distinction for me . . . . *  *  * Yes, the latter requires the former, but the former is (really) meaningless without the latter. Meaningless…

Patience has its limits. Take it too far, and it’s cowardice. – George Jackson One of the great skills of life is discernment. It’s easy to tell the difference between black and white, hot or cold, up or down, . . . . But being able to tell the difference between patience and procrastination is…

A failure is not always a mistake. It may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying. – B. F. Skinner Where do you think you’ve “failed?” Have you given up on “that?” What if you took what you learned and began again, more intelligently? What if…