Today, perhaps because it is a full moon, I have been deeply considering the concept of time. It seems to be part of the human condition to feel we have so much time to do things…follow our dreams, fall in love, have a family, etc. But really, none of the time we feel we have has been promised – Read More –
While reading What is Tao? by Alan Watts, I was struck by an analogy he made of Taoism/Life to the act of a cat falling from a tree. He makes the point that the cat essentially let’s go of itself . During the act of falling, “the cat becomes completely relaxed and lands lightly on the ground. – Read More –
A man and his son were once going with their donkey to market. As they were walking along by its side, a countryman passed them and said: “You fools, what is a donkey for but to ride upon?” So the man put the boy on the donkey and they went on their way. But soon – Read More –
Mulla came upon a frowning man walking along the road to town. “What’s wrong?” he asked. The man held up a tattered bag and moaned, “All that I own in this wide world barely fills this miserable, wretched sack.” “Too bad,” said Mulla, and with that, he snatched the bag from the man’s hands and – Read More –
How you feel about yourself is reflected in how you treat others. Despite all that’s going on around you…or inside you…you always get to choose how you want to respond. I love this Pharrell song because it reminds me that “caint nothing bring me down…my level’s too high to bring me down…because I’m happy!” :) – Read More –
Sometimes I think I was born with a need for speed :) I appreciate fast cars, fast bikes, and I find myself making fast friends. (Ironically, I walk slowly and get a headache/zone out if someone is talking too fast haha) I love to get work done quickly, and found that I was always bouncing – Read More –
During a momentous battle, a Japanese general decided to attack even though his army was greatly outnumbered. He was confident they would win, but his men were filled with doubt. On the way to the battle, they stopped at a religious shrine. After praying with the men, the general took out a coin and said, – Read More –
If you take a step back (to gain better perspective), it is pretty laughable that we routinely feel like the weight of the world is on our shoulders. We believe that without us everything will stop…nothing will work…or that people will make catastrophically horrible decisions and ruin lives if we don’t intervene. Ok, sure, this might be true some of – Read More –