“There is nothing more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity” – Martin Luther King Jr. Have you ever encountered someone who judged or made an assumption about you based on your race, nationality, education, or socio-economic background? It’s certainly happened to me. Many times. I’ve been asked strange questions like if I rode camels…
Archives for January 2020
Why Making Time for Self-Reflection is Essential
“The unexamined life is not worth living” – Socrates Before the age of the internet, social media, radio, and TV, people had more opportunity to ponder, dream and reflect on life’s big truths. Ancient Greek philosophers roamed their white marble forums, lost deep in thought. Monks wandered in the wilderness in search of truth and…
4 Signs That Your Priorities Are Probably Wrong
“Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.”― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (goe-tha) There are certain times in life when we lose sight of our priorities and get off track; life gets too busy, a crisis occurs, we fall into the wrong company, or we simply fail to…
How Your Attachment Style Affects Your Relationships
“Learn the difference between connection and attachment. Connection gives you power, Attachment sucks the life out of you.” We all crave deep and meaningful connections. We long to be in union, in mind, body, and spirit, with that one special person. So why do we find it so difficult to find? Part of the problem…
When a Risk is Worth Taking
“There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction.” – John F. Kennedy From the moment you open your eyes in the morning, you’re faced with decisions that involve some degree of risk. Not everything requires risk. These are what I call the ‘ho-hum’…