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True equanimity is not a withdrawal; it is a balanced engagement with all aspects of life. It is opening to the whole of life…
In network security, a firewall 1 is a device that monitors incoming and outgoing network traffic and decides whether to allow or block specific traffic…
Chinese writer Lin Yutang observed in The Importance of Living. “Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of…
As the #1 New York Times bestselling author of 20 books—three of which have been adapted into Oscar-nominated movies—Michael Lewis is one of the…
Everyone is going through something you know nothing about. It takes someone that is hurt to hurt another person, most hurt is a cry…
This habit took me a while to figure out, but I am steadily developing a routine around my personal grooming. It is fast becoming…
If you work hard, what is hard will work, but if you take shortcuts, you will be cut short. There are no secrets to success; you must show…
“There’s no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes” – Scandinavian maxim Life is going to happen to all of us at some point. Life is not a…
Sometimes the circumstances at hand force us to be braver than we actually are, and so we knock on doors and ask for assistance. Author Ann Patchett delivered the…
“You cannot be really first-rate at your work if your work is all you are.” Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anna Quindlen was supposed to deliver the commencement address to…
“The truth is, most of us discover where we are headed when we arrive.” On May 20, 1990, American cartoonist and the author of the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, Bill Watterson,…
‘I wish you luck, because what lies ahead is no picnic for the prepared and the unprepared alike, and you’ll need luck’ Russian-American poet and essayist Joseph Brodsky…
Try never to be the smartest person in the room. And if you are, I suggest you invite smarter people … or find a different room. Michael S.…
Tara Brach is an American psychologist, author, and proponent of Buddhist meditation. She is a guiding teacher and founder of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington, D.C. USA.…
Temples he built and palaces of air,And, with the artist’s parent-pride aglow,His fancy saw his vague ideals growInto creations marvellously fair; He set his foot upon Fame’s nether…
Empathy is our ability to understand and share the feelings of another. Empathy enables us to become aware of other people’s perspectives, emotions, worldview and experiences. The word empathy is…
Mindfulness is the practice of purposely bringing one’s attention to the present moment without judgment, a skill one develops through meditation or other training. The need to stay mindful and present…
Writing is a medium of human communication that involves the representation of a language with written symbols. Writing is a form of self-expression that can be used to…
The only constant thing in life is change. A time to be born, die, laugh, cry, work, rest, procreate, nurture, etc. Life is in phases and shoes are…
Self-Interest is the act of focusing on the needs or interests of one’s self. At the core of many wars, divorces, miscommunication, family rift comes from asking people…