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 [...]
How Gratitude Can Change Your Life
Thanksgiving is right around the corner, the holiday that has its origin in the Puritan’s tradition of giving thanks for a good harvest. The Puritans weren’t the first in this regard. Many religious and societal traditions are based in the concept of gratitude. What all these traditions may or may not have known is that [...]
7 Days of Gratitude: Day 8
As I wrap up my 7 Days of Gratitude challenge, I’m grateful for one more thing; thanks Paiboon, for your ‘My Treasure Box‘ post, explaining just what I wanted to accomplish by doing this! I came across the idea of magical moments some time ago. We all have magical moments in our lives, that’s undoubtable. [...]
7 Days of Gratitude: Day 7
Today I met up with an old schoolmate of mine, we’ve known each other for nearly 9 years now and he’s one of the best friends I have. We went to the Esplanade roof-top, a cultural building just besides the river. And as we both laid there on the wooden floor, just lazing and gazing [...]
7 Days of Gratitude: Day 6
Oops…apologies again for being late! Been out late again Yesterday was an interesting day. I got to make a new friend recently and last night we went out for the first time. It was a new opportunity to make a friend and I’m really grateful for that, especially since one of my goals this year [...]
7 Days of Gratitude: Day 5
I apologize for being 2 hours, 40 minutes behind on the 5th day of gratitude…I’ve been out til late It was my friend Gabriel’s birthday earlier this week, and I met him today for some coffee and to pass him his birthday gift (one of my favorite books; Veronika Decides to Die). We had a [...]
7 Days of Gratitude: Day 4
Today is my brother’s birthday, and since I was staying at home, I got to watch my home lovingly prepare a wonderful dinner and cake for him. I really love my mom. She works so hard to take care of everything in the house so that the rest of us can do what we do. [...]