Category: Understanding

Weight loss Many people approach weight loss as a task of optimizing a simple mathematical equation: # calories IN – # calories OUT In other words, the dogma is to eat less or burn more. There is usually a preferred way to go. Some choose to eat (much) less to minimize the IN-calories, while others […]
Photo courtesy Footprints orphanage I am a strong believer that empathy and kindness go a long way. Even small acts of kindness can have a ripple effect that will transform people’s life. It was certainly my experience in life when I was being helped unexpectedly.  Oftentimes strangers chose to open their hearts to respond to […]
Photo credit Jef Safi, available from Flickr.   Have you ever seen a woman whose wardrobe is full of clothes but she has nothing to wear? Have you ever seen a child whose room is filled with toys but he doesn’t know what to play with? Have you ever caught yourself in an endless analysis […]
Photo credit Chany Crystal, available under Creative Commons on Flickr.   “Inch by inch, life’s a cinch. Yard by yard, life’s hard.” ― John Bytheway That’s a great wisdom, indeed. A cinch means an easy task, something natural such as a child’s play. Taking small steps When we focus on life as a whole, we […]
Do you love your problems? It would be helpful, really 🙂 Problems are … difficulties, possibilities, opportunities A problem is a perceived gap between the actual state and a desired state. This may present itself as either a difficulty you face in life, or a question, puzzle or dilemma to be answered or solved (including […]