I stumbled upon this blog post during my Sunday email power-hour reading today. It describes three Japanese philosophies: Chisoku: learning to be content with what you have versus wanting more.Wabi-Sabi: finding beauty in imperfection.Mitate: every object has more than one purpose. I enjoy reading, learning, and applying philosophies from different cultures. Especially, Roman and Japanese philosophy … Continue reading The Power of Philosophy
There is something magical behind these three stages: repetition, iteration, and progress. Most of us want to progress in our life, but rarely want to deal with the boring parts – repetition and iteration. But they are all intertwined. We can't have progress if we don't repeatedly work on what we want to make progress on. A project … Continue reading Repetition, iteration, and progress
It has been a long time since I wrote here. It has been over a week since my birthday, but it feels like the past year flew by. Doesn't it feel like this for you guys too? Every day is shorter, and every year goes by faster. I learned to know myself better. I learned … Continue reading A new year – time, self-awareness, and wisdom
Most of us believe we are what we do – our jobs, our careers, but we are so much more than that. We are our relationships, our family, our hobbies. We are our whole self. Do you know what they say about diversifying your stream of income? The same goes for your confidence. Confidence is … Continue reading Streams of confidence
"Love your parents. We are so busy growing up, we often forget they are also growing old." This gives me goosebumps every time I think about it. Nobody is getting younger, but our parents are definitely the ones that show this age more prominently. It's only possible to cherish them and try providing them a … Continue reading Another year in our parent’s life
Chicago marathon 2018 I remember vividly the first time I felt that pain in my lower back and glutes. I was 16 years old and had just finished playing a competitive soccer match on a sunny, warm, and dry day in Venezuela, my home country. I thought it was just some pain I had picked … Continue reading My Life with Ankylosing Spondylitis
We have two families – the one we are born into and the one we choose. While we have no decision power or control over the former, we have total decision power and control over the latter. The family we are born into – including parents, siblings, and relatives, is blood-related, and they usually stay … Continue reading The Family Bond
We know the importance of health when we are at risk of losing it. Similar to most things in life, we don't know what we have until we are about to lose it. Our body is a masterpiece. It’s something out of this world. Think about it – our body knows both when to activate … Continue reading On health
Scars are beautiful. They remind us that we dared to try doing something. Scars remind us that we made it through tough situations – we survived. They remind us that we are stronger than our failures. There is a story behind every scar. It’s a story to be told to those who care, to those … Continue reading Scars
There is always an easy way out of relationships. No doubt divorce rates are at around fifty percent in the United States. It’s too easy to leave when you or your spouse is not the same person compared to when you both first started dating. You will change. Your spouse will also change at some … Continue reading Relationships change, you adjust
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