Spiritual and Philosophical
Providence and The Inexorable
But the idea of providence, whether the biblical version or the Enlightenment’s or Marx’s, is at bottom a tragic notion, for it implies that individual human choices count for nothing against the weight of an inexorable, overwhelming force, whether benign or cruel, whether known as God, History, Destiny, Progress or DNA.
-James Carol, “Laughing Our Way [...]
The Material World vs The Spiritual World
My cousin shared this story from Paulo Coelho’s Blog on Google Reader and I liked it’s lesson so much that I decided to post it on my blog as well! Enjoy!
A disciple remarked to Rabbi Bounam from Pssiskhe:
“The material world seems to suffocate the spiritual world.”
“Your pants have two pockets,” said Bounam. “Jot down this [...]
The Bamboo Story
My dad emailed me this one story on perseverance. I liked it so much that I decided to post it on my blog. I hope you all are inspired as well. Enjoy!
One day I decided to quit…
I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality…. I wanted to
quit my life.
I [...]
From Body to Spirit
My friends and I met a homeless man name Martin Ross (outside of Blue Light in the Marina, SF) who wrote an essay called, “From Body to Spirit”. He was selling his essay to us for $5 but I felt very giving (and drunk) that night so I decided to give him $20 and a [...]
A Live It Buzzed Wisdom: Beyond Portfolios
My cousin shared this one post to me through Google Reader which I thought had LIVE IT BUZZED all over it. The post is called Beyond Portfolios written by a kindergarten teacher named Mark Pullen. His advice is very inspiring, putting meaning beyond how a student should perceive education (and life):
After 13 years of work [...]
Barack Obama Inauguration Speech: A Message of Hope and Inspiration
I missed the live speech this morning since I had to work, but I was able to watch a video of his inauguration speech online. I have to say that that is one speech that will inspire and motivate any down troddened country. I love the speech because it was straight forward (like his previous [...]
The Meaning Behind a True Friend
A close friend of mine and I talked about friendship and we both agreed that there are couple of things you have to keep in mind when comes to your friends and when it comes to being a true friend. It’s similar to a relationship where no friend is perfect. You first create a friendship [...]