Put aside the ranger. Become who you were born to be.–Elrond We live in a society that has a tendency to define people by their faults. I think one reason for this is what social psychologists call the fundamental attribution error. This error gives us a bias where we tend to focus on external contexts when examining our own behavior, Read more…
“Sometimes I pretend to be normal. But it gets boring. So I go back to being me.” I absolutely love these words. They make me smile every time that I read them. Why? These words are kind of a mantra for me…although, I won’t pretend that I don’t get caught up in the struggle to be “normal” from time to Read more…
“The potter forms the clay into jars, but their usefulness depends on the enclosed space”.– Tao Te Ching So much of our life is lived around structure. It provides a framework for us to feel comfortable and in control. The framework can be anything from our daily schedule and habits to the stereotypes we have of others. We rely so Read more…
AUTOBIOGRAPHY IN FIVE SHORT CHAPTERS BY PORTIA NELSON Chapter 1 I walk down the street, There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. I am lost…I am helpless. It isn’t my fault. It takes forever to find a way out. Chapter 2 I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I pretend Read more…
“A bell is no bell till you ring it. A song is no song till you sing it. And love in your heart wasn’t put there to stay: love isn’t love till you give it away.” –The Sound of Music I recently began reading a book, Anan Cara by John O’Donohue. I’d like to share with you a part of Read more…
