Category: Life
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Perspectives
Our personal, and All Humanities, Challenge All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone. Blaise Pascal We’re waking up, becoming more aware, but will our “awakening” be enough, and soon enough? The first and overarching Big Problem is to make the Good Person. We must have better human…
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In Lieu of One Life Purpose
Instead of Your Life’s Purpose: A meditation on meaning that explores the non-linear ways life progresses beyond a simple conception of a personal mission. A common misperception many of us have regarding a meaningful life is that we have a special purpose in life—and that once we find it, all our confusion ends. We’re saved…
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Natural Laws
Self-enforcing life rules….. 1. Law of Mechanical Repair – After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch and you’ll have to pee. 2. Law of Gravity – Any tool, nut, bolt, screw, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible place in the universe. 3. Law of Probability – The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the…
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Just for YOU
This is an excerpt from Marc and Angel’s Newsletter MarcandAngel.com You’re likely familiar with what’s known as the Serenity Prayer. It goes like this: God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. There’s an important lesson…
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Don’t Blame the Lettuce
Enjoy these insightful words from Thich Nhat Hanh: “When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don’t blame the lettuce. You look for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water, or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with our friends…
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Steve Jobs
This is a story about Steve Jobs, legacy, and a brutal truth most people never confront. It’s about a single sentence Jobs included in the letter he wrote when he resigned as CEO of Apple, 10 years ago this week. But it has its roots in the commencement address Jobs gave at Stanford University in 2005. Here’s the key passage…