I’ve heard the expression “peeling the onion” twice in the past couple of weeks. One was during a Law & Order TV episode, in which there was a discussion of peeling the onion back farther to reveal a deeper underlying cause, instead of just the surface cause. The other time was when a friend was [...]
From the category archives:
Personal Development
When I was much younger, I had a saying: “Nobody has the right to be wrong.”
Not only did I think this was a clever saying, I absolutely believed it. Of course, in time I came to see things differently:
None of us are born with all the right answers in our heads.
When we do learn, it [...]
I came across a few really good articles the past couple of weeks. This is good material for reading over the weekend, and/or to help you get in the right frame of mind on Monday.
Leo Babauta recently wrote 3 Truths to Help You Live a Life of Gratitude. As with all of Leo’s articles, this [...]
I suspect that most people live their lives in reasonable accordance with their values, at least most of the time. It’s not always easy to do, of course:
You may value independence, yet, when your daughter has grown and is ready to move out on her own, you are not sure you want her to be [...]
You’ve finally gotten to where you can handle distractions from associates, only to find that you are the cause of some of your distractions.
But, you may be thinking “so what?” and you may be on to something. Like Sarah McLachlan says in her song Angel, “I need some distraction.”
She’s right: We all need distractions from [...]
