“Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional.” – Chili Davis Can you recall all the times in your life when someone asked you to behave yourself and followed that statement with a patronizing request to “just grow up”? The person who said this to you was most likely someone older, such as a parent,…
Archives for 2017
5 Reasons Why You Determine Your Own Happiness
“Happiness is a choice, not a result. Nothing will make you happy until you choose to be happy.” – Ralph Marston Let’s face it – everyone wants to be happy in life. But for many people, happiness is like a rainbow – captivating yet elusive. They keep going after it but never seem to reach…
How to Make Your Life an Adventure
“To live will be an awfully long adventure.” – Peter Pan When you think of the word adventure, you probably associate it with unusual, exciting and unpredictable occurrences. Like a crazy escapade where you run off to try something bold and daring. So many of us secretly crave to have more of these invigorating experiences…
The Right Way of Interpreting Coincidences
“Learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else.” – Leonardo Da Vinci Have you ever had those moments in your life when something totally unexpected happened by pure chance and it left you feeling completely bewildered? The odds of something like that happening could have been very low or even next to…
The Secret to Creating a Healthy Work-Life Balance
“Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance.” – Epicurus One of the many benefits of growing in maturity is that we become more aware of the finiteness of the time we have on this planet. I consider it a “benefit” because it forces us to constantly evaluate our choices and…
The Importance of Self-Honesty
“I’d rather be damned by my honesty, than caged by my lies.” – Omega Maverick We’re all aware of the importance of being honest in our dealings with others. This is an ethical principle that we’ve all been raised with and constantly encouraged to practice – and rightly so. But not many of us have…
6 Signs That You Love and Accept Yourself
“Embrace the glorious mess that you are!” – Elizabeth Gilbert The concept of self-love and acceptance has become such a ubiquitous topic in the world of self-development that it’s almost cliché to those who come across it. Most people would say, “Yes, yes… I know that I should love and accept myself”, much in the…
The Importance of a Diverse and Inclusive Society
“Our ability to reach unity in diversity will be the beauty and the test of our civilization.” – Mahatma Gandhi When we think of the word diversity, we often connect it to race and gender. But I believe that this definition is too narrow because it doesn’t capture the numerous dimensions of diversity that exists…
How to be a Good Beginner
“In the beginner’s mind, there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s, there are few.” – Shunryu Suzuki Do you remember the last time that you tried learning something that was totally new to you? If you’re anything like me, you probably felt some discomfort and awkwardness. I never used to like putting myself in…
When it’s Okay to Break Away From Tradition
“Tradition is a guide and not a jailer.” – W. Somerset Maugham Close your eyes for a minute and remember one of your favorite family traditions that you grew up with. Picture yourself immersed in the traditional practice along with your loved ones. Notice all the colors, textures, smells and sounds around you. Now focus…
