Success eludes mediocrity...

Success is a concept perceived by most in terms of the end result rather than the understanding of its process.  When we view a successful person, we tend to observe the external manifestation rather than the efforts behind, which came about the result. We always make the assumption that such person was lucky, or blessed, or talented, or has the resources—anything that will cloud our thoughts from exploring the...

Nobody wants to listen...

Sadness reigns as I see the diminishing ears of people in our present time. Humans are getting more aggressive in voicing their own ramblings. Rather than listening to one another, we throw volley of snippy retorts complete with accompanying profanities. Major differences are oftentimes settled in damaging verbal dispute which leaves both parties pierced through the heart. Communication has become one-sided these...

Slave of the mind...

I don’t know if you will be able to accept this important wisdom I’m about to share with you. It concerns our thoughts and how are we controlled by it. More than anything else we pride our false sense of awareness while we wade through life fraught with questions, complaints, confusion and misery. What are you thinking right now? Where did it come from? Did you permit yourself to engage on such activity of your...

Senseless arbitrariness...

Have you observed your judgments lately? Did you stop for a moment and contemplate how you qualify your approach with people, things and events? Have you been fair or selfish with its execution? The funny yet pitiful thing about us humans is we are extremely delimited by our own arbitrariness; our horizons are stifled and late do we realize how small a world we have made out of life. In our interactions with...

The counsel of death...

“Someone who is always thinking about happiness is a fool. A wise person thinks about death.” Ecclesiastes 7:4 Let me share some thoughts that will make you reconsider your view of death. I guess you may find this awkward yet I believe we must confront this fact of life early on—NOT when we are old and “ready.” Death is the most feared reality of our existence; BUT it is also our greatest mentor....