Self Care

As kids we remember approaching other kids who are hurt or feel sad and just want to comfort them.  We would would start to feel sad when we see other kids feel sad. It is our natural instinct to cater to those in need or weaker than us but is that instinct still with us as we become adults?  Yes, it is still in all of us but with the pressure of society we have suppressed that instincts and have put forth the instinct of the survival of the fittest…

To have a lasting marriage and lasting career only requires adding one word to your daily routine “desire”.   You may say these days this generation’s desire has increased 10 fold then previous generations.   Look at all the stuff that has been accumulated and the need to want a better career, to want more equal opportunities, to want a better lifestyle.  If you look closer there are two words that are used quite interchangeably, they are the words, “desire” and “want”. These two words at first hearing them, seem to…

Seeing with your heart and not your eyes is something we must practice over and over again. Let us take a look into the apple industry.  It is interesting when you watch how apples are picked, cleaned and packed for selling to consumers. Every apple is harvested from the farm but only a few make it down the conveyor belt and into our grocery store.  Only the unblemished ones are picked. This same process is replicated in every Industry. We never think much of what happens to the apples that…

Beautiful pastel colors of pink, blue, peach and yellow are seen outside with Spring in full bloom.  In the next few days some of us will be dressed in our Sunday best and have lunch or dinner with family and good friends for the celebration of Easter.   The conversations will be quite interesting, from telling stories of how we did our 40 days fast from anything indulgent, such as coffee, chocolate, junk food, web surfing,  social media, to even texting. Stories of how it felt like to be a…