Podcast Episode 66: Everything matters in life. Once you adopt this position, you begin to mature and become more observant about life and your surroundings.
I am so lucky to be me
Recently on my way to prayer, I was reminded that I am here by chance, by luck if you will — and will depart under similar, somewhat bizarre, circumstances. This is the same for all of us, I am sure. A small story: On my route, a dual traffic light is situated at a major intersection. The first allows the buses to proceed and the second, when illuminated green, the rest of the general traffic. This rather inattentive motorcyclist duly waited for the second light to change. He then, inexplicably, strayed into the bus lane.
Continue reading I am so lucky to be mePodcast Episode 65: Don’t forget to find some style in your life. People cannot look inside to see the beautiful you. All they can see is your physical presence and hear your words. Don’t be underrated because of your attire.
Podcast Episode 64: We must somehow learn to become strong. This is the only way we will be able to face the multifaceted struggles facing us in the future — and we can!
The seven deadly sins: which one have you committed?
I recently watched a video of the hot dog eating competition at Nathan’s on Coney Island, New York. (2) Disgusting would be an understatement. Now I am not conservative when it comes to extreme events. I am as titillated as the next person when I watch someone jump out of an airplane without a parachute fall into an enormous net, and survive. (3) But, the food thing, I don’t get.
Continue reading The seven deadly sins: which one have you committed?Podcast Episode 63: Don’t take yourself too seriously from time to time. It is a very long life and it is also meant to be fun, though not always.
Podcast Episode 62: I must find the resolve to achieve a basic level of education. Never will give up on me must be my clarion call.
Only you can change your mood
Isn’t human nature fascinating? You are in the throes of despair – a lost love, a failed interview, a dearth of money, a surfeit of angst, etc. Then something occurs: you receive a wonderful email, someone smiles solicitously, the wind and the rain bless you, you wake up refreshed — whatever it is — and suddenly, once again, you are thrust into the bosom of happiness. This suggests that one of human existence’s greatest pillars –happiness – is real and intrinsic to us all.
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