“ Presence is more than just being there ” ~ Malcolm Forbes Riddle me this: What is something that everyone thrives on, but no one wants too much of? To put it another way, it’s hard to live without it, but too much can be a curse. One moment you might be craving [...]
“ Culture makes people understand each other better. And if they understand each other better in their soul, it is easier to overcome the economic and political barriers. But first they have to understand that their neighbour is, in the end, just like them, with the same problems, the same questions.” ~ Paulo Coelho [...]
“ The road to the City of Emeralds is paved with yellow brick.” ~ L. Frank Baum What part of your life is choreographed? When are you freestyle? Do you like to lie back and go with the flow or are you more of the lean-in-to-it type? Think about the last time you [...]
“ We’re fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance.” ~ Japanese Proverb What are the words used to describe the act of comparing one thing to something else? “A metaphor is something, a simile is like something, and an analogy explains how one thing being like the other helps to explain them both.” [...]
“ Our greatest human adventure is the evolution of consciousness. We are in this life to enlarge the soul, liberate the spirit, and light up the brain.” ~ Tom Robbins What color is consciousness? Does it have a texture? Is it something that you can see, touch, hold, or even describe? When it comes [...]
“ Tradition is not the worship of ashes,but the preservation of fire.” ~ Gustav Mahler You've surely heard the expression "That's a lost art", right? With so many new ones popping up all the time, how can we know when one disappears? We live in an ever-changing world, where innovation and invention are [...]
“ Diligence is the mother of good fortune.” ~ Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra Have you ever heard yourself saying “Wow, I’m so lucky!”? You might say it when some amazing opportunity shows up. You may use it in terms of a really special person in your life that you get to spend time [...]
“ Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.” ~ Terry Pratchett What [...]
“ Creativity is seeing what everyone else has seen, and thinking what no one else has thought.” ~ Albert Einstein “Only talented people are creative.” “You’re either born with talent or you’re not.” “The first idea is usually the best.” What do all those statements have in common? They are preconceived notions about [...]
“ The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” ~ Alan Watts Have you ever heard the expression “even with the best laid plans”? Is it actually possible to have a neat and orderly and predictable existence? Does your ability [...]
