Feeding the Soul: Fave books from this year
I want to share with you some of my favorite books that I've discovered and read in these past few months of 2019. These readings have...
Jane Eyre's lesson on measuring up to your values and principles when the tough gets-going
One of my favorite all-time novels is Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. Not only is it a novel that is beautifully written, has an exciting...
I create "themes" not "resolutions" for the New Year
For the past three years, I have approached creating my new year's resolutions a little differently than normal. Instead of creating only...
To be good - To be useful - To be grateful
In the short 24 years that I have lived, I have come to the conclusion that there are three ultimate goals I wish to achieve in my life....
Reflections on the power and beauty of love
After rewatching Batman: The Dark Knight, it reminded me of all the amazing famous quotes that I had forgotten (seriously!). It also...
A cartographer to the world: "I am a scientist seeking truth and an artist seeking to communica
I love visuals. A single visual can reveal a thousand words. A single visual can evoke all kinds of emotions. Of course, there are tons...
Shakespeare's advice to finding joy: The power of progress in creating your 'being'
Shakespeare left us with a little dose of wisdom in our longing to finding joy in our lives, "Things won are done; joy's soul lies in the...
Indulging in fantasy keeps your mind creative and your reality alive
Dr. Seuss once said, "I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at...
The key to good decision making is not knowledge. It is understanding.
I spent a lot of time revising my resume as a college student by going to various career advisors. In one of those instances, I was taken...
TRUST the process. LIVE the commitment
I have been practicing martial arts - more specifically, Tae Kwon Do - for about nine years. If you had asked me nine years ago whether I...