Being Nothing, You Are Everything
We live in illusion And the appearance of things. There is a reality. We are that reality. When you understand this, You see that you are nothing. And being nothing, You are everything. That is all. —Kalu Rinpoche
Aaron Graves
The Guaranteed Way To Kill Bad Habits
Bad habits; we all got’em. You know what they are. You know you should stop. But… it’s hard. In fact, sometimes you feel downright powerless. And you’re not crazy… Research from Duke University shows 40% of what you do every day isn’t a decision — it’s a habit. The good news is there’s a guaranteed …
It’s Your Ship
I recently read D. Michael Abrashoff’s It’s Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy, and I found it a very enjoyable read. I’d highly recommend it for anyone, but especially those in leadership positions. Abrashoff walks us through 11 fundamentals of leadership he used to turn the USS Benfold around …
Fail Better
“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” —Samuel Beckett
Progress Equals Happiness
If people ask me, “What does it take to be happy?” I always tell them one word: “Progress.” Progress equals happiness. Even if you’re not where you want to be yet. If you’re on the road, if you’re improving, if you’re making progress, you’re going to love it. You’re going to feel alive. On the …
Life is Easy. Living is Hard.
We’ve been told our whole lives that life is hard, but it’s not. Life is incredibly easy if you skate by. Living, truly living — chasing a dream and truly living — is hard. Living is a bitch. The wealthiest place on the planet isn’t in the far east where there’s oil in the ground, …
Two Keys to Making Your New Year’s Resolutions Stick
The guidance on whether or not you should set resolutions for yourself at the start of a new year is a mixed bag. Some say it’s a good practice, while others say it’s a waste of time as most people fail to keep their resolutions through January. Personally, I think it’s always a great idea …
My 2015 Reading Report
2015 saw me start keeping track of the books I read, and sharing that with the world directly from my reading list as well as on Goodreads. I managed to read a respectable 43 books in 2015 (my goal was 24). Some of them took me a while, some I breezed through in a day. …
Don’t be Angry at the Imperfections of Others
The Bodhisattva learns that to be angry at the imperfections of others is, in the words of Shantideva, like resenting fire for its heat or resenting the sky for having clouds. S/he understands that the actions of other people are like forces of nature that arise from causes and conditions that are enormously complex. Rebecca …