“The definition of vulnerability is uncertainty, risk and emotional exposure. But vulnerability is not weakness: it’s our most accurate measure of courage.” ~ Brené Brown Given the first part of the definition above, it is no wonder that we want to sprint away from the whole idea of vulnerability. We want to build defenses so high […]
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Pursuing perfection smacks of trying to summit a mountain after having been kneecapped at basecamp. Reaching the top symbolizes the goal of perfection, but you are already crippled with expectations, frustrations and an inner and external peanut gallery of critics and judges. The teacher, author and artist, Julia Cameron, brilliantly describes the paradox of perfectionism;
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“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” ~ Søren Kierkegaard When we live life forwards, however tiny our steps on that path, each step creates its own luck and opportunity. Those tiny steps give us the space, wisdom and courage to grow our understanding, however difficult, of what has already passed.
“My journey has always been the balance between chaos and order” –Philippe Petit A metaphor for life?
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This question arose after I read an interview with Simon Sinek. He intensely dislikes the term soft skills preferring instead the term human skills. This, he says, eliminates the idea of opposites and I would also suggest, the whiff of optional when juxtaposing the words soft and hard skills. Human skills are about becoming a
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“Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough.” -Richard Feynman We see the world through the windows of our mind. Keeping these windows open demands time, energy and commitment. Feelings of frustration, disappointment, boredom and uncertainty cause us to retreat and little by little, inexorably begin to shut these windows behind
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I recently visited the Robie House in Chicago, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. I experienced An architectural immersion in symmetry, coherence and beauty. This geometrically balanced space embodies the cornerstones of Wright’s architectural philosophy: simplicity, humanity, integrity and connection. “Organic Architecture is an architecture from within outward, in which entity is an ideal. (…). Organic
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There are countless quotes about the importance of goal-setting: “Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.” – Tony Robbins “The thing about goals is that living without them is a lot more fun, in the short run. It seems to me, though, that the people who get things done,
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“We don’t attach to people or to things; we attach to uninvestigated concepts that we believe to be true in the moment.”― Byron Katie, Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life Our beliefs show up in many different forms. At times, they arrive like bolts of lightning, triggered by a person, an environment or
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“A person’s worth is measured by the worth of what they value.” ~ Marcus Aurelius When does never being “enough” become a trap? Does failing to acknowledge the achievements and hard work of the present moment keep you ensnared in feelings of inadequacy and beholden to a mythical future that never seems to arrive? This
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