Category: Patterns
by Ela
September 1, 2012

Never get old
There was a lovely summer night. It was hot, but no so much as during the day. The night was young and full of promises. The darkness was friendly and welcoming. The stars were shining. The wind was brushing the cheeks. Space, people and stars. A lovely combination. Life was seemingly frozen in a perfect moment […]
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by Ela
March 19, 2012

Learnt from blogging: my first anniversary
It has been a year since I started blogging, so it is a good moment to cherish my first year online. I say to myself “Congratulations, Ela! You have made it.” There are many who give up blogging after a few months. Even though it was hard to continue, I did not have the idea to give […]
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by Ela
February 18, 2012

Unique You: a masterpiece between Similarity and Difference
We learn from others. We have family and friends. We have teachers, mentors, supervisors, managers or bosses. We have colleagues, politicians, media people, musicians, and stars. We observe. We analyze. We model. We emulate. We compare to others. Without perhaps noticing, we keep dancing between two worlds. One world is defined by Similarity or Sameness. […]
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by Ela
February 11, 2012

How to persevere: practices for growth
  There are times in life when everything seems to go wrong. And you wonder how to persevere. Performance decreases. Miscommunication leads to problems. Things break in the house and in the office. Cars need repairs. Friends leave or die. Family problems arise. Health is challenged. Kids catch bugs and need extra care. Job is […]
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by Ela
January 11, 2012

The acorn principle
This post is inspired by The Acorn Principle book. “This above all: To thine own self be true, and it must follow – as the night the day – thou cans’t not be false to any man.” “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare You are an acorn The acorn principle tells you to look inside and discover what […]
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