In an ancient Indian epic, Arjuna, a famed warrior questions his divine charioteer, Krishna, about the noblest giver in the land. “Karna is without doubt the finest example of generosity in the kingdom,” Krishna informs him. The answer irks Arjuna. Karna is one of his biggest rivals on the battlefield. He frowns deeply and says… Read More »
-Daring Greatly by Brene Brown There is a cultural messaging everywhere that says that an ordinary life is a meaningless life. New generation is growing up on a steady diet of reality television, celebrity culture, and unsupervised social media. I am only as good as the number of “likes” I get on Facebook… Why are… Read More »
A warrior of Light is not the one who makes war but the one who is brave enough to do what is right in fairness and compassion, and to remain calm and strong, regardless of the storm, so that peace can survive, and so that rainbows may form. The Earth’s energy needs to be renewed.… Read More »
by Lynne Twist, the founder of Pachamama Alliance, and author of Soul of Money . We’ve allowed this culture of money to shut down our heart, close off access to our soul, and drive us such that we behave in ways that undermine and erode the very center and core of our most human values. I believe it’s possible… Read More »
All of us tend to look up to big people for lessons on how to get better. We are keen to learn the secrets of their success. But we forget that sometimes the biggest lessons in life come from the smallest folks around us. Take ants for instance. Would you believe those small creatures can… Read More »
I read this amazing true story of Lata Bhagwan Khare. Great willpower. Lata Bhagwan Khare, a 65 year old resident of an small village in Buldhana district in Maharashtra, survived by her 3 daughters and husband. She and her husband worked very hard throughout their lives and married off their 3 daughters. All the small… Read More »
Source Do you remember the name of your kindergarden teacher? I do, mine. Her name was Mrs.White. I don’t remember much about what we learned in her class, but my mother once told me that we used to write a lot. And I would bring back what I wrote and she would look at it… Read More »
Source Intelligence Manual Skills Physical Fitness Creativity Critical Thinking If I were to make a top 5 list of the traits that are traditionally seen as MVTs [most valuable traits], you’d probably see those 5. One or two might be switched out, but a lot of people talk about those 5 traits but consistently… Read More »
Story source: Chicken soup for soul. The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically as the attractive young woman with the white cane made her way carefully up the steps. She paid the driver and, using her hands to feel the location of the seats, walked down the aisle and found the seat he’d told her… Read More »
One day a man saw an old lady, stranded on the side of the road, but even in the dim light of day, he could see she needed help. So he pulled up in front of her Mercedes and got out. His Pontiac was still sputtering when he approached her. Even with the smile on… Read More »