We have the natural tendency to search for the meaning of things – the meaning of life, our own meaning, the meaning of other people’s behavior, etc. -, and, most of the times, these meanings seem to slip through the cracks of our understanding. If you’re on a quest to find your meaning, you don’t […]
Archives for January 2011
Adding Steps
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step” (Laozi) Take this blog for example. It was nothing at first, but with every word it becomes something. The only reason why it has not remained nothing is that I created an account on Blogger, wrote the first word, and kept writing. Soon, it […]
Cherish the People in Your Life
I sometimes think of how it would be if one of my dearest people died. I don’t think it’s gloomy, but a strong reminder of how much I love and appreciate them. They won’t leave my life empty, because I will always carry them in me – in my gestures, in my words, in my […]
The Main Problem With Plans
Misunderstanding the concept of planning is often the main problem with plans. Whenever you make a plan that eventually doesn’t work, and you blame the plan, or you blame yourself for making that plan, or you dismiss planning altogether, you are acting from a position of helplessness. And helplessness never… helps. It is solely your […]
Powerful Voices Grow in Silence
Speak! Assert yourself! Let your voice be heard! So you talk. And talk. And talk… In a world of constant murmur, in a sea of noise, why would you want to talk more? Why add to what is already a surplus? Some think that speaking is the trademark of those who matter in society. Whoever […]
Sixty Minutes an Hour
“The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of 60 minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is.” (C. S. Lewis) The future is your next breath, the next blink of your eyes, your heart’s next beat. However far you’re guessing into the distant future, there is a much nearer one to […]