You can’t teach an old dog new tricks. Do you believe our age only makes us more set in our ways? If we get angry too often, do you believe we should resign ourselves to never becoming more relaxed? If we’re afraid to speak our minds, should we take it as a given that we’ll […] Continue reading
My good friend Leah just broke up with her marrying-material still-in-love boyfriend of many years. She took unpaid leave from a safe and well paying job, and will soon be leaving for a year (at least that’s the plan for now) to volunteer somewhere in Africa, work for the UN, or do that thing they […] Continue reading
What is it really that makes us friends? Is it long-term exposure to one another, our backgrounds, characters, where we come from, what we do for each other, or maybe when our souls connect? When you put people together in the same place and time, affections can grow and familiarity soar to the point of […] Continue reading
A lady in front of me buying her train ticket yesterday morning says to the ticket man, “Cold, isn’t it?” He mumbles something in response, takes her money, gives her a ticket and off she goes. It is my turn. Gosh, it is cold. I decide on the spot that I want to be more […] Continue reading
We had a test last week. A test in practising what we said we would. We passed. My wife called me on Thursday morning as I was about to get off the train and head into work. Her wallet was missing, presumed lost at a supermarket the night before. Her car needed refuelling. She had […] Continue reading
It’s been written and said many times: who you spend time with, you become. It would seem obvious, therefore, that to attain who we want to become all we have to do is choose carefully who we spend time with. Easy. And yet, how often do we feel stuck with certain people. We feel that […] Continue reading
The other day I received a phone call from my friend Linda. She was at work. As she said hello, I could tell she was on the verge of crying. I asked what’s wrong thinking something happened at work. She told me that her husband, James, has been very upset with her over a misunderstanding they […] Continue reading
Today, I attended a spiritual gathering at a friend’s place. We took turns reading and commenting on Krsna, The Supreme Personality of Godhead by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, which tells the story of Krishna’s life from Srimad-Bhagavatam, the summit of the ancient Vedas from India. I was able to listen and speak about the power of belief and learn […] Continue reading
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