The first year in University can be a harrowing experience. Everything is new, with new people, new classrooms and a new way of doing things. At that time, what’s going to happen at the end of University does not come to mind as it is so far away. But Undergrads should think about the end of university life as it can help you to be more successful in your future career. [Read more…]
How to Grow and Improve yourself by forming new habits
I’ve been working on forming new habits in my life as a way to improve my life. This time around I’m working on getting the habit of writing. While last year I did an okay job of writing posts for my websites, it was never a habit, and thus the reason there haven’t been anything written for a while.
Using techniques that I’ve used before, I’ve been improving with my writing, and I thought that I would share with you what I’ve learned about creating habits. [Read more…]
Am I a good person?
My dog died today. I killed him. [Read more…]
Decisions, Decisions… how indecision may cause you to procrastinate
If you’re anything like me, then you’re a chronic procrastinator. I put off doing many tasks, even the most menial of them. And many of them are caused by indecision. [Read more…]
13 Things that I Learned in 2013
Another year has come and gone. 2014 is now upon us, and I take a look back at 2013 to see what I’ve learned. [Read more…]
Our selfish ways
In a previous article I had written about a huge papaya tree that had grown in the wild and thus not limited in how high or big it can grow. When I had noticed that tree I pointed it out to another person who attended the retreat.
She looked at it and said, “It looks like a male tree. They should cut it down. It’s not useful.”
I was taken aback. Here I was admiring the sheer beauty of this thing, and this woman saying that they should cut it down because it would not bear fruit.
It occurred to me how selfish we all are. We are willing to destroy nature and otherwise simply because we can find no value in it.
It reminded me of an uncle of mind arguing that my neighbours should cut down their soursop tree so that it would “brighten up the place”. Is it no wonder we have our concrete jungles out there, devoid of greenery and yet we call that development?
And while I’ve used two examples about our attitudes toward nature, it also goes to how we approach other aspects in our lives, especially towards our loved ones.
I include myself in that admonition as well. I would clear away flowers to plant herbs and food, and I would choose gifts that may have more use for me than the person I’m giving it to.
I’ve been very selfish in my life. How can I expect others to not be?
So I have to be more open to giving. Taking steps such as asking for no gifts this Christmas, to the small ones such as listening a bit more rather than speaking. The latter is much harder to do.
But more than that, I have realised that nothing I have is mine alone, or should be. Everything should be shared, whether it’s your possessions, your money, even your time.
We are a selfish breed, but that doesn’t mean that we need to be that way. We have a choice.
A Life of Freedom, or Meaning?
I recently read that James Cameron didn’t want to make the movie, ‘Titanic’; he really did it because he wanted to dive to see the actual wreck. [Read more…]
Listen to the Silence
Wherever you are right now, take a moment to listen to the sounds around you. Listen to the breeze, the traffic, the birds, whatever exists. Now take a moment to listen to the silence; the silence that exist beyond and between the sounds around you. [Read more…]
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