Empowering people to reach their full potential
If there’s one thing that never fails to make me angry, it’s a traffic light changing as I’m approaching it. I’m talking unnaturally angry. Like, expletive spewing, steering wheel punching angry. And for what reason? Because I’ve just been halted for a minute? Because of the (relatively) minor inconvenience of having to come to a …
Here are pictures of Kaylyn’s 4th birthday party. A few of the presents were Christmas presents that arrived late.
Here’s a video cataloging the top 11 arguments made by statists. They say the darnedest things!
In any kind of negotiation, your ability to walk away is your strongest tool. Those who can walk away from the negotiation — legitimately walk away, not just make a show of it — are in the strongest position. Those who are convinced they need to make the deal are in the weakest position. This …
Ok, maybe facelift is a bit extreme. It’s more subtle than that. As a refresher, here’s the old: And here’s the new: See? More subtle than expected. Basically, the background was changed from gray to white, and the “border” around the content was removed (along with the shadow). This is the first step down the …
Table of Contents 1. Tao 2. Qualities 3. Control 4. Properties of the Tao 5. Nature 6. The Heart 7. Self 8. Intimacy 9. Hubris 10. Love 11. Wealth and Worth 12. Distraction 13. Anxiety 14. The Continuity of Tao 15. The Saints 16. Transcending Nature 17. Rulers 18. Loss of Tao 19. Simplicity 20. …
I’ve been a casual reader of Leo Babauta’s zenhabits for a little while. There’s some rather unique and interesting posts there. Anyways, I’ve been inspired by the whole minimalist approach he has on his websites (find out more of what I mean at http://mnmlist.com/) Leo outlines the basic principles behind a minimal website as: The …
Here are pictures from Christmas 2012. We started at our place then went over to Grandma’s.
In countless little ways each day, we blame other people for our frustrations. They irritate us, don’t do things the right way, are incompetent, rude, inconsiderate, bad drivers, too slow, not tidy, boring, uncaring. And yet, we will always be frustrated if we stick to this mindset. We will always be angry, offended, hurt, disappointed. …
During the civil wars in feudal Japan, an invading army would quickly sweep into a town and take control. In one particular village, everyone fled just before the army arrived – everyone except the Zen master. Curious about this old fellow, the general went to the temple to see for himself what kind of man …