How often have we scoffed at someone when they said “live in the present moment”! But really, think about what are you going to do with your today? We can get so caught up with thinking about what we want to do with our lives that we forget to pause and pay attention to this day – today – the…
Listening is a somewhat lost art these days as most people are engrossed with their screens. Then there’s instant messaging that doesn’t require you to speak. Very convenient, but you have to admit it feels a lot better to listen to voices when you have a conversation. Of course, listening is a natural skill all of us have. But not…
“I want it yesterday” I’d be surprised if you said you didn’t receive that answer as a deadline for a task you had to complete. Such is our lifestyle these days. Always in a hurry, always worrying about checking off the next thing on that to-do list. We must rush, or we’ll miss the boat, miss the deadline, miss the…
This week’s Wednesday Wisdom is a fabulous passage from a book I am reading right now, titled The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman, which, as the title implies, offers 366 days of Stoic insights and exercises from the ancient greats such as Emperor Marcus Aurelius, playwright Seneca…
I wish I could freeze this moment, right here, right now and live in it forever. Even been so absorbed in doing something that you were shocked to see the clock and realize you had no idea how much time has passed? You probably thought it was only an hour, only to find that it is dark outside and half…