Embracing The New Means Letting The Old Die Being Solution Minded Requires Letting Go Of Old Ideas. I see so many people who hold on to old ideas even though they are not working. Even when they themselves recognize and state clearly that the way they’re doing things is not working, they still seem to
My Daughters Wisdom Is Greater Than My Own My kid respect my advice I am fortunate that my daughter respects my wisdom and will take any suggestions or advice I give her quite seriously. When I do suggest something to her she doesn’t resist it, nor does she automatically follow it. She incorporates my advice
Freedom and Opening a Yogurt One day I was at my computer and my daughter was in the kitchen. She was rummaging around looking for something to eat. At one point she poked her head out and asked me if she could open a new yogurt in the fridge. There was only a little bit
A Busy Mind – An Unintentional Gift The Restless Mind This morning I was meditating and my mind was very busy. There was a particular fellow who kept invading my mental space. A few days ago I wrote a blog about the Joy Of Being Wrong. In it I mentioned a discussion I was having
Asking my Daughter for Feedback Relationships are fluid entities If we don’t learn to flow along with them we will soon find ourselves in trouble. Relationships are fluid entities because humans are fluid entities. We are always changing. Be aware of the changes in yourself and the other Part of effective relationships maintenance is to
You Are Worthy of Unconditional Love And Acceptance Uplifting the Consciousness of Prisoners My very wise, courageous and loving mother does self-empowerment workshops in prisons. She goes every week to uplift the consciousness of the men she works with so that they can believe in themselves. She tells them that they are limitless within and
Don’t Complain About Your Kids A 3 Year Old Teaches Me About Joy My sister and I were in the elevator today on our way to visit our mom. This incredibly cute 3 year old came in the elevator with her mother. The little girl was smiling, laughing and as friendly as can be. She
The Joy of Being Wrong A Surprising and Abrupt End to the Discussion I recently had two discussions on Facebook that ended quite abruptly. Both of them were with people who seemed quite reasonable, rational and willing to discuss. Though we were disagreeing on different topics it seemed to me like things were progressing nicely.
Say goodbye to everyone Vivek When I was young and my parents would take me to a dinner party with friends or family it was the custom for me to go around the room to say goodbye and give a hug to everyone at the party when it was time to leave. This was not
Kids Are Not Testing Our Boundaries, They Are Testing Our Love In my blog post yesterday I wrote about my niece coming to visit me and how precious our interaction is. As I was writing it I remembered back to an experience we had last summer. Spraying Me With the Hose I was at her