What are you passionate about? And how much are willing to risk for it? These questions came to mind over the weekend, and I began thinking about how much I would risk for my goals in life. This past Sunday, my family experienced a tragedy that was devastating and life-changing for those at the center. That evening, as I crawled into bed Read more…
I’ve come to realize lately that we are a people driven to be happy. Religious, spiritual, and secular programs all exist that try to teach us how to be happy all the time. Each program makes promises that if we focus on the positive, fake it till we make it, think happy thoughts, or whatever, we will be as happy Read more…
That’s it. Take a deep breath and hold it in. Count to three…let it out. Have you ever had someone say that to you? I have. Usually those words are spoken to me in the middle of chaos. In the middle of a moment/hour/day when everything feels completely outside of my control. It works. It centers me once more and leads Read more…
Oogway: My friend, the panda will never fulfill his destiny, nor you yours until you let go of the illusion of control. Shifu: Illusion? Oogway: Yes. [points at peach tree] Oogway: Look at this tree, Shifu: I cannot make it blossom when it suits me nor make it bear fruit before its time. Shifu: But there are things we *can* Read more…
When we think of an anniversary we often think of our first date, engagement, marriage, promotion…significant life events that we are encouraged to celebrate and that are celebrated by many. But what about the anniversaries that can best be described as bittersweet? The marking of a day that forever changed your life in a way that you could not possibly Read more…
