The existentialists believe that the moment you set out to find meaning in life, you’re already on the wrong path and will never find it. I’ve believed that developing creativity and problem solving is the same way: creativity and solutions are found tangentially. In other words, it’s by doing other things, not focusing on the end goal that you find Read more…
“A grandfather told his grandson, my son, there is a battle between two wolves inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, jealousy, greed, resentment, inferiority, lies, and ego. The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, humility, kindness, and truth. The boy thought about it, and asked, which wolf wins? The old man quietly replied, the Read more…
There are many ways to interpret this saying. One is that there is a bit of ourselves in every person we meet. Thus, when we fight with them, we are also fighting ourselves. Another is that we are often our own enemy. I’m especially reminded of this after walking away from an argument, a bad day, or someone that Read more…
Last week, an article circulated on BuzzFeed that featured a story about a father and his five-year-old son. The young boy liked to wear dresses, and as most of you would expect, classmates began to ridicule him for this choice. The father recalls how the boy came home after several days of teasing, deciding no longer to wear dresses to Read more…
