(1) Life is a lesson composed of smaller lessons learned over time. At the end is a resolution or form of enlightenment if you prefer. The sad thing is that none of us gets to apply the lesson of all lessons to our daily life. By the time it registers within our brain cells, it’s…
Read moreLesson from the book “Unf*ck your intimacy” by Faith G. Harper
Intimacy is among the most puzzling and interesting topics to humans. On one hand, there is this thing most people need to have go well and on the other the problem of even defining what “well” looks like. Today there are so many ways to go about the act of being intimate, and the number…
Read more5 Reflections on selfishness
(1) First, men learns that being selfish is the way to go. He lives in a world of objects in which he’s the only human. Everything else, including other people, is just a means to whatever end he currently has in mind. Then he learns that if he’s altruistic the world will do the same…
Read moreLessons from the book “How to be accountable” by Faith G. Harper
Accountability is one of the most important traits a human can have, and yet so lacking in today’s society. We live in a time of blame-shifting, where we’re all victims and never responsible for anything. For each wrong he does, the human of today has a person to point to as the cause, and to…
Read moreLessons from the book “Coping skills” by Faith G. Harper
The stresses of life are powerful enough to bring even a giant to its knees, but subtle enough to make him think he can handle whatever life has to throw at him. It’s quite a negative way of looking at life I know, but like most true things, life too carries some negatives along with…
Read more5 Reflections on gift-giving
1.When you gift do it properly. A gift is more than just an object you buy for someone. It says something about how you feel about the person and in some cases even about you as a person. 2.The best gifts are not the biggest or the most expensive but the most meaningful. They are…
Read moreLessons from the book “Unf*ck your boundaries” by Faith G. Harper
A person with no boundaries is like a country with no borders: people come and go as they wish, do what they want, and the sense of self-respect diminishes with each coming and going. Eventually, the person or the country stops being what it is and turns into something less. The person feels less like…
Read moreLessons learned from the book “How to not kill yourself” by Set Sytes
In a world where more and more is demanded from each one of us, the door for depression is not only opened but left stuck open. No one is immune to it, and the buffer between one and societal expectations no longer exists. We judge and feel judged 24/7. No wonder the rates of suicide…
Read more5 Reflections for a new year
1.Remember your defeats and lick your wounds. Remember your victories, no matter how small, and pat yourself on the back. Think about the next year with optimism, and vow to do better regardless of how well you did this time because each new year is like a blank slate. The only way tomorrow can be…
Read more5 Reflections for low moments
1.Life is full of highs and lows. Long highs make lows more likely and so do long lows. In a way, a long low is like a long night where each hour gets you closer to the light. 2.The present is a bi-product of the many little decisions you’ve made in the past. The baby…
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