Posted in 1 on October 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Lovers don’t finally meet somewhere. They’re in each other all along.” ~ Rumi This year I’ve been very fortunate to bear witness to come of my very favorite people finding the loves of their lives and getting married. Some people will say that they hate going to weddings alone because it makes them feel badly [...]
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Posted in change, discovery, stress on October 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“A mind troubled by doubt cannot focus on the course to victory.” ~ Arthur Golden, from Memoirs of a GeishaLately, my life seems to be a little like an earthquake. I feel like I am always standing on shifting ground. Just when I think I get one part of my life settled, an aftershock throws [...]
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Posted in change, leadership on October 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not to make a mess of life.” ~ E.M. Forster Yesterday a friend of mine was talking to me about the idea of leadership as a pendulum. “Imagine that the leader is up here at the top of the pendulum. Even the slightest [...]
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Posted in education, future, goals, happiness, passion, success on October 28, 2009 | 4 Comments »
“To find out what one is fitted to do, and to secure an opportunity to do it, is the key to happiness.” ~ John Dewey October has shaped up to be a fantastic month for me. A few dips here and there, though for the most part it’s been about exploring new opportunities, meeting new [...]
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Posted in career, change, love on October 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
“Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.” ~ Rumi So often we spend our time wondering what we should do with our lives that will make us successful, useful, and financially stable. What will bring us the greatest amount of happiness is always secondary to these other considerations when we think [...]
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Posted in business, entrepreneurship, Examiner, food, health on October 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Two weeks ago, I had the great fortune of spending some time with the founders of Code Blue, a recovery drink that is made for people who need to feel refreshed without caffeine, added sugar, or preservatives. In one amazing little can you’ll find an elixir that hydrates, replenishes, detoxifies and reduces inflammation. Oh, and [...]
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Posted in change, happiness, New York City, story on October 26, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Today was not a good day in the ordinary sense. I had a conversation that disturbed me on a very deep level, one that really made me question who I am and what I’m about and what I mean to do in this world. Luckily a friend of mine set me in the right direction [...]
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Posted in change, education, student, teaching, yoga on October 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It seems that I just cannot resist the pull of being a student again. Some people can’t wait to get out of school and spread their wings. The moment I graduate, I’m trying to figure how to continue to be a student. Call it an addiction. Weez, my sister, tells me that my end goal [...]
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Posted in kindness, learning, relationships, teaching on October 23, 2009 | 4 Comments »
“A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” ~ Henry B. Adams While Mr. Adams meant for this post to be about professional teachers, I’m learning that we are all always teachers, just as we are all always students. Every moment that we’re living, we’re teaching. What we teach to others [...]
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