11.“I don’t worry about running myself ragged. I worry about being bored.”— Brantley Gilbert 12.“Ultimately, you have to not worry about people thinking you should have played him differently. You’re the one playing the part so it has to be yours.”— Ewan McGregor 13.“My reco...
Sometimes making people forget about their worries, or what comes next, that’s the most important thing you can do for someone. My dad put on a tie every day because he had to. I put one on every day because I want to. It’s important you know that. Maybe I don’t run into bu...
Most people watch sports not only because of the excitement but also because of the drama that it brings. There’s nothing more exciting that watching your favorite team come back to win the championship. Sports are more about those marvelous moments wherein the players are able to overcome th...
In China, soft power is not only about nation branding,but nation building as well. Through using soft power narratives, China is encouraging a domestic cultural revitalization attempting to win the hearts and minds of Chinese diaspora communities and promote national cohesion between dominant and min...
♥“The majority of people still connect Saturday night with a particular personality and influence. On a Saturday night, people still behave differently for no other reason than it’s Saturday night.” ♥“Saturday night has always appeared to me to be a time for family.” ...
For bodhisattvas, sila paramita is serene, loving conduct. It’s speaking, acting, and thinking out of love and the desire to be of service, a practice that helps you to further develop love for others, which causes others to love you. There are many teachings about how others will be ...
I hope that someone can say that about me one day. He will be truly missed. After my father died in 2009, one of his patients wrote an article about him that I’ve shared many times. It’s crazy how topical it is today. I obviously felt the pain of losing my father differently ...
Many people have the idea that meditation means not thinking: the less we think, the better our meditation is. But meditation is really about changing our perception of the world. That is a scary idea, because we would like to follow the path to buddhahood but end up more or less the ...
People, slow down.Stop, look around. God put this here for us to see. Our kids and our parents go to war. Some will never return, some will. Don't wait till they're gone to say I love you. It doesn't matter if you fuss or fight, deep down they're in your heart, deep down...
I’ve been thinking about that a lot lately – about travelling and privilege and the incredible fortune to be able to follow my dreams. My good friend Oneika wrote a brilliant post last week called “Stop Pretending Everyone Can Travel“, which I believe is a must-read (and which definite...