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Giving is Better than Taking

Giving is Better than Taking

Giving is an action that makes one individual bestow value to another without expecting equal, or even any, recompense. Giving is shunned by many who believe that the act leads to a state of being diminished. Instead of being givers, those who fear the idea of being diminished choose to be takers; and want their needs satisfied through the actions of others. This kind of mindset may lead to narcissism. In today’s society, where many people believe … Read entire article »

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The Audacity to Imagine

The Audacity to Imagine

Below is the speech of Adora Svitak, a prolific writer, 14 years of age, who “Could read and write simple words at age two and a half; read her first chapter book at age three and half; started to write short stories at age four; started to type short stories at age 6; appeared on Good Morning America and met … Read entire article »

TBPRs

TBPRs

Your complete persona, where you stand right now, is the most comfortable place on Earth. Your Thoughts, Beliefs, Predispositions and Reactions (lets call them your TBPRs) are the result of years and years of conditioning and training- whether you are aware of it or not. Yet, these TBPRs are not necessarily the best set that you may possibly have. They seem right, … Read entire article »

Taking Personal Responsibility for Your Happiness

Taking Personal Responsibility for Your Happiness

Taking Personal Responsibility for Your Happiness an article by Dr. Raj Raghunathan As those who have embarked on the quest for happiness know quite well, a crucial milestone on the path involves taking personal responsibility. Taking personal responsibility means not blaming others for your unhappiness. It means figuring out ways in which you can be happy despite others’ (negative) behaviors and despite … Read entire article »

Abundance of Knowledge

Abundance of Knowledge

In this day and age, you can literally get the information you need in an instant, and at your fingertips. There was a time, decades back, that when you required information you would have to find it in a reference book either at a library, or if you were lucky, from home. Access to knowledge was limited to those with resources … Read entire article »

The Way You Get Meaning Into Your Life

The Way You Get Meaning Into Your Life

“So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they’re busy doing things they think are important. This is because they’re chasing the wrong things. The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives … Read entire article »

A Knowledge Not Gained by Words

A Knowledge Not Gained by Words

“What a man knows at fifty that he did not know at twenty is, for the most part, incommunicable. The laws, the aphorisms, the generalizations, the universal truths, the parables and the old saws — all of the observations about life which can be communicated handily in ready, verbal packages — are as well known to a man at twenty … Read entire article »

The Opportunity of Adversity

The Opportunity of Adversity

Below is the full text of the speech of Aimee Mullins at TED Talks. Aimee Mullins is an accomplished model, respected activist,  TV and movie actress,  awarded athlete -and she just happens to be a double amputee having lost both legs as an infant.  “I’d like to share with you a discovery that I made a few months ago while writing … Read entire article »

External vs. Internal Locus of Identity

External vs. Internal Locus of Identity

An interesting comment was said on the TV Series, the Big Bang Theory. The psychiatrist mother of the lead character (Leonard) commented on another character (the beautiful blonde waitress/ struggling actress, Penny), and classified her as suffering from an “external locus of identity”, which was the cause of many of her problems. In the context of the show, that moment … Read entire article »

Nothing is Beyond our Reach, Nothing is Hidden

Nothing is Beyond our Reach, Nothing is Hidden

“The long chains of simple and easy reasonings by means of which geometers are accustomed to reach the conclusions of their most difficult demonstrations, had led me to imagine that all things, to the knowledge of which man is competent, are mutually connected in the same way, and that there is nothing so far removed from us as to be … Read entire article »