Tag: ego
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The Myth of the Ego
When we try to follow the crowd, we place ourselves into a mental prison. This act, in the end, discredits our intelligence, beauty, and uniqueness.
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Don’t Be a Fool – Live Today
There are plenty of ways to recognize a foolish individual. They say idiotic things. They generate unforced errors. They arouse the equivalent unforced errors persistently. And you tend to recognize a fool when you see one. Equitably, everything foolish you hear coming from someone else or out of your own mouth are the words: “Someday, […]
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Kindness is Free
Don’t undervalue the power of a kind word, touch or smile. People will never forget how you made them feel. Hug the hurt. Kiss the broken. Befriend the lost. Love the lonely. Inspire minds from darkness to light. “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” […]
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Live The Truth
Time and time again, we hear teachers, leaders, family members, and life coaches telling us, ’To say what is right, to do what is right, to be comfortable swimming upstream or rejecting the choices of the masses.’ What usually goes without saying alongside these inspiring calls are, ”If you see fraud, say fraud” or “If […]
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We Are Not Everything
One of the most haunting moments in all of literature is the moment when King Lear hits rock bottom. He has destroyed his kingdom. He has lost his family. He has lost his sanity. He says to Gloucester as they stand on a cliff: “They told me I was everything. ‘Tis a lie, I am […]
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It’s Okay To Fire Your Parents
For most people, it’s unimaginable for a grown man or woman to choose to stop all contact with their parents. The people who provided food, clothes, and shelter, attended dance classes, volunteered at school, or cheered from the bleachers during every Rugby game don’t deserve to be abandoned in their old age just because they […]
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What if One Day You’re Rich and the Next Day Poor
Imagine, one day you’re king and the next day you’re not. Literally. That’s the story of Joseph Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon, who was made King of Naples and Spain, only to be forced to flee in exile after the reversal of his family’s destiny. Napoleon was sent to an island prison, but Joseph had to […]
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Try Not To Be Angry
When we think this way, we get angry. It’s hard not to. Which is why – from experience – we all should learn to resist. Instead, we could…
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Dedicated To Everyone Who Supports – Change
Many of us have become a prisoner of other people’s expectations. We can spend our entire lives searching for love instead of loving the person that yearns for it the most, ourselves. The most valuable things you can give to the world are yourself, your talents, your skills, your wisdom, and
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Regrets – We Don’t Need Them
We can never let what we are good at limit our possibilities to explore the outer depths of who we are. Never stop wondering what is next and how you will get there. Spend your life living, not merely existing. Excellence is about being…
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Wisdom Wednesday – Are You Self-Aware??
The battle for self-awareness is an endless one. The ability to step back and see yourself from a distance, to analyze your own flaws and weaknesses, to understand your own motivations? This is not only not easy; it’s basically not natural. We were given – cursed with all sorts of biases and blind spots that […]
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Are People Intentionally Ignorant?
People do a lot of things that feel mean. That frustrates us. That cause problems for us. That make the world a worse place. They vote for corrupt politicians. They say offensive things. They make messes. They screw stuff up. This was my day yesterday! Naturally, our first instinct is to get upset about this. […]
I Went, I Returned, It Was Nothing Special 