“Our past is what we want it to be.” One thing that has struck me lately in a few conversations I have had, is how much our past can change. Not in the sense that we can build a time machine out of a Delorian. The events themselves are static, but the frames in which we see the past have Read more…
Oogway: My friend, the panda will never fulfill his destiny, nor you yours until you let go of the illusion of control. Shifu: Illusion? Oogway: Yes. [points at peach tree] Oogway: Look at this tree, Shifu: I cannot make it blossom when it suits me nor make it bear fruit before its time. Shifu: But there are things we *can* Read more…
“Happiness doesn’t lie in change, it’s in acceptance.” We’ve touched on the theme of self-acceptance before here at CI, but lately I’ve been running into it again through several conversations with people over the last couple of weeks. Basically, the formula that we tend to believe will bring happiness is: I will be happy when I change ________ about me. Read more…
I get you… I get you when you laugh. I get you when you are grumpy. I get you when you are scared. I get you when you are acting goofy. I get you when you pout. I get you when you are stressed out. I get you when you are nervous. I get you when you want to bury Read more…
Sometimes we get sick. Most of the time we can press forward with things that need to get done, even though our productivity is decreased. Every once in a while though, we need to rest, sometimes see a doctor, and take care of ourselves so we can get better. Once we are better, we feel energized and can be as Read more…
