By which my friend Eleutherios assures me is the Kabbalistic (and poetic) equivalent of Steve Pavlina’s three principles of personal growth; truth (wisdom), love (beauty) and power (strength). This post has been a long time in coming, and in it I’ll explain why in order for me to move towards truth, love and power, I’ve [...]
Living the Dream Part II
The fantasy soon faded as the viciousness of this crime forced me to recognize the polarities of Dominican Republic. Everyone was talking about this senseless act and adding their own incidences they had either experienced or heard about; robberies at gunpoint, misconduct by the police, medical mistreatment and others. My perspective on my new country [...]
Living the Dream Part I
A memorial was held at my daughter’s school to honor the short life of one of her schoolmates, a fourteen-year-old boy named Marc El Wafi, who was shot in the head while defending his friends. The memorial described a child who sounded like a living angel. Friends and teachers shared their stories about his acts [...]
Touching the Grays Between Black & White
“We are Grey. We stand between the darkness and the light.” Delenn, Babylon 5 We like to make meaning out of things – in fact, we can’t avoid doing it. When we write, we write facts, bullet points, objective statements. But when we remember our past and imagine our future, we don’t think in bullet [...]
Welcome to the 3rd Generation of Life Coaches Blog
Welcome to the 3rd generation of Life Coaches Blog! Time sure flies, we’ve been around for 2 years and 8 months now. Today, we stand at 507 posts, spaced out at 64 pages and 14 writers who’ve contributed to Life Coaches Blog. We’ve gone through 2 revisions of the site’s design and today we’re introducing [...]
The Path
Many people have asked me why I’m still a monk after almost 3 years, while initially the plan was to be a monk for just 3 months. In fact, to me monkhood is nothing much, it’s just wearing a different uniform, from Dockers’ pants to saffron robes, or like working in a different firm. What’s [...]
Cultivate Awareness and Change Your Life: Lessons from the Rainforest
The rainforest in Central America taught me a wonderful lesson: if you can quiet yourself and truly focus your attention on your surroundings, you will see a multitude of things that were seemingly invisible. To view the wonders that the rainforest offers takes increased attention and awareness. The obvious analogy to life is that heightened [...]