Growth and freedom.
“Between stimulus and response, there is a space.
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The psychopaths we love.
Empathy is the capacity to identify and have compassion for another person’s feelings. This is something psychopaths lack. If you think that psychopaths are easily recognizable because they are violent and always make the headlines, think again. You may even be in a relationship with one and not be aware of it.
Read More…Fear and choices.
“In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.” – Eleanor Roosevelt Do we choose our destiny, or does life just happen to us? I always wonder what road I should take and in doing […]
Read More…Are you over 45?
I recently read a very funny article on the telling signs that you are over 40. But in my book, 40 is still close enough to 39 that it gets grandfathered (or is it grandmothered?) into the 30s. But 45?
Read More…The labyrinth of life.
Life is a labyrinth we are stuck in. We have no actual way out. Yet, all we do is keep trying to find the exit, which we believe, will make us complete and happy.
Read More…A passionate life.
No passion? No life. I’m not talking about sex here (although that in itself is reason enough to live!). A life lived without passion is not worth living. We don’t really want to sit down and analyze our lives to death, and think about what we are missing out on, or the fears behind our […]
Read More…Career success doesn’t define happiness.
We are hardwired, from the moment we take our first breath, to start competing for a spot of our own in life. Everyone starts telling us what we should do and what we should aspire to in order to become successful, and by “successful,” they of course mean financial success.
Read More…When bad things happen to good people.
Or maybe the bad people had excess of bad things happen to them already that turned them into selfish bastards or worse, psychopaths? Yet, that doesn’t take away from the fact that plenty of good people experience hardship blow after blow, having us question why us and not them, who really seem to deserve a […]
Read More…Valentine’s Day: That dreaded date.
As Valentine’s Day approaches, many feel the excitement of celebrating their love and emotional fulfillment, while others begin to feel the pangs of loneliness creep up.
Read More…The power of a smile.
You won’t catch me without a smile if we happen to meet. I am one of those people who, if I don’t smile, look extremely worried and stern, it has something to do with bone structure, I suppose. I’ve even had homeless people in the streets of San Francisco tell me: “Smile, it can’t […]
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