Seven Deadly Sins

As we learn in the Zen philosophy, when you learn to “let go” of problems instead of resisting with all your might, your life will begin to flow. – Richard Carlson Does a drop of water struggle to get to the ocean, or stay in a particular spot in a stream? Of course not. Water goes…

We all have dreams.  But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort. – Jesse Owens And how clear are they? These “dreams?” If you have goals, then you’ve (actually) clarified your dreams. If not, your dreams are in danger of becoming fantasies. (And…

Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It’s a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity. – Pema Chodron Isn’t it great that no one is perfect? Well, we…

Make sure you take the time to regularly schedule nothing. If you’re in the habit of always scheduling something, of filling your schedule, make sure you take time for nothing. Not “nothing” in an absolute sense, but times where you just relax or practice being present, with no particular agenda, maybe with a certain (restorative/renewing)…

I recently read a post on Johnny B. Truant’s blog that really hit home. So much so that I wanted to do two things: share it with my readers and 2) think on and write about each piece of his post. The post is “20 Truths About Life No One Wants To Believe” and the next one…

I don’t normally include whole posts from other folks, but when I do, it’s generally from Seth Godin (Steve Chandler being the other common exception) (and this one is short… ). The below reminds me of Carol Dweck‘s amazing work on Mindset. According to Dweck there are some who believe that the gifts and talents…