Tougher Skin
Spending years trying to prove myself as someone with "tough" skin actually made me weaker. I found myself in relationships with all kinds of fantastic assholes. People who kept telling me to toughen up, Take it on the chin, Stand up and fight. And sure,
Happy MahaShrivtri
May the divine power of Lord Shiva bless you with strength, wisdom, and courage to face every challenge in life.
The spirit that eats the living
You've been hurt. Life hurt you. Past experiences have hardened your heart. But, one day you learned that you can leverage a bad experience to succeed and achieve things. As you get smarter and stronger, life's trials become too easy to
Incompetence & Evil
I’ve always felt like incompetence and evil were siblings to each other. Or at least close cousins. We’re all incompetent at something; it’s simply lacking the ability or skill. That isn’t the problem. But If we continue trying to do something
Open Stories
There’s a soft chuckle sitting in the back of my throat while I’m reflecting on all the profoundly exotic ways I’ve been betrayed in my life. Yes, I mean to say exotic exactly because there’s no way to describe the
The Warrior and the Master
The field warrior reacts. The Shaolin Master responds. By now, we’ve all heard that we should respond, not react. Yet, there are different levels of response. Everyone has a specific way of meeting challenges that is best for them. The people who
Contemplation is Calling
Contemplation is calling once again. This time, we’re back to being still to take stock of our own nonsense; to examine the ways we sabotage ourselves and others with our thoughts, words, and actions. It’s one last opportunity to correct
Hitting the Mark
We like to place the word “sin” squarely in a box set aside for church or Christian thinking. But we’re missing an opportunity here. By definition, to sin is to miss the mark. To have an aim or a goal and miss
