“There are two paths in life: Should and Must,” artist Elle Luna writes in her essay, The Crossroads of Should and Must. “We arrive at this crossroads over and over again. And each time, we get to choose.” Should, in her words, “… is how others want us to show up in the world — how we’re supposed to think, what … Continue Reading →

You can pray a hundred times a day. But if you don’t take deliberate actions to change or improve yourself or your situation, your prayer is useless. You’re wasting time. I believe in the power of praying and I have nothing against it. Many studies confirmed that praying has health benefits. One of my favorite … Continue Reading →

A new car won’t make you happy. A new land property won’t make you happy. A new flat screen TV won’t make you happy. A new kitchen appliance won’t make you happy. A new outfit or hairdo won’t make you happy. The latest gadget won’t make you happy. It won’t. (Maybe it will, but it’s short-term. … Continue Reading →

“Empathy fuels connection while sympathy drives disconnection.” “Empathy is I’m feeling with you. Sympathy, I’m feeling for you.” These are some thought-provoking insights shared by the best-selling author Dr. Brené Brown in her 2013 RSA talk, The Power of Vulnerability. In this talk, she deconstructs the difference between empathy and sympathy. Empathy Dr. Brown cites a scholar named … Continue Reading →

The reason we can’t focus is because we jumble creating, consuming, and communicating.  How many times you respond to your Facebook message, email, or phone call while working on something that matters to you? How many times you checked the latest news, or read a blog, or watched YouTube, or visited any social media sites … Continue Reading →