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…
The new year is often ripe with expectation. Expectations that we will do something grand and adventurous, lose weight, be promoted, fall in love…and so on. Sometimes we publicly pronounce these expectations as resolutions and other times we keep them private and buried deep within us. For me, it is very rare that one or any of these expectations are Read more…
Not too long ago I was involved in a discussion about what motivates us. General answers were given such as wanting to help others, desires to be a good person, a sense of responsibility. I think all of these are good answers, but as I thought about it, I don’t think one of our primary motivations for doing things were 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…
Even After All this time The Sun never says To the Earth “You owe me.” Look What happens With a love like that. It lights the Whole Sky. – Hafiz Help is hard to ask for. But why is it such a hard thing to ask for? We are usually in a position of vulnerability when we need help. We Read more…
