Many people are familiar with the story from Greek mythology about Pandora’s box. The gods give Pandora, who’s the first human person, this box, and they tell her not to open it; curiosity gets the best of her, and she opens the box, and all these evil things come out into the world because of […]
box, hope, pandora, pandoras box
In the Spring of 1973, the President of Haverford College, Dr. John Coleman, made a decision to do something in the spirit of advice he had given his students for years to break out of the patterns and routines of life. He decided to use part of his sabbatical to work blue collar jobs. He […]
blue collar journal, freedom, haverford college, power
Mark Twain said,” There are two kinds of people in the world. One kind separates people into two kinds of people and the other kind doesn’t.” I am definitely the kind that separates people into two kinds of people, and when it comes to how we experience our own thoughts, this apparently is true. There […]
One of the amazing things about life is that if we want to make a change that will make us happier, we are the architects of change. We can change anything we wish, we’re fully in control of that. However, we all know that change can be difficult to achieve and maintain… and a friend […]
advice, Change, small change
Years ago, when I first started running, a friend of mine, who was an avid runner, said,” Run until you feel good.” The reason that he mentioned that is because a lot of people when they start running, and even people who have been at it for a while, find that the beginning of a […]
advice, keep going, runner, running
A friend of mine told me that she had a dream in which she was having a conflict with a friend of hers, and when she woke up, the dream was so disturbing that she called a friend, told her about what happened in the dream, and apologized for it. And it’s interesting the power […]
dream, dream journal, Journal
In the movie “Some Kind of Wonderful”, Keith, who’s played by Eric Stoltz, is trying to explain to Watts, who’s played by Mary Stewart Masterson, why he’s in love with Amanda Jones. Watts isn’t buying it and Keith is trying to convince her. At one point he says,” You can’t tell a book by its […]
I read an article about a concept in the Netherlands that translates roughly as “walking in the wind” and how much they enjoy that and get benefits from walking in the wind. The physical and emotional benefits of both de-stressing, but also the energy that one gets from the wind, especially after exercising in the […]
be the wind, sails, wind, wind in our sails
A very smart friend of mine, who’s an avid reader, recently recommended rereading a favorite book. When I did that, there were two things that were cool about it, and a third kind of unexpected thing that happened. The two things that were cool was just enjoying again the plot and the story that I […]
advice, book, reading, rereading
Every morning I take the same route to work, and I don’t know if I just have bad luck, but every day at the exact same intersection, I hit a red light, and I usually just stare at the red light until it changes to green. Sometimes I look over while I’m waiting and there’s […]
beyond fence, mindset, red light