Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us most. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and famous?’ Actually, who are you not to be? Your playing small does not […]
Category Archives: Inspired Life
Simple Moments of Inspiration
Life is a series of moments. There are moments that shape us, change us, threaten to either break us apart or forge us into the people we were destined to be. And through it all, life is as much about finding meaning in the moments we live as anything else. It’s easy and often all […]
The Problem of Others: Warrior of the Light Online
From Paulo Coelho’s Warrior of the Light Online The Problem of Others There was once a well-known scholar, who lived in a mountain in the Himalayas. Tired of living with men, he had chosen a simple life and spent most of his time meditating. His fame, however, was so great that people were willing to […]
Does Happiness = Initiative? Seth Godin seems to think so.
In Seth Godin’s book, Tribes, he states Happiness = Initiative. “Products and services…require initiative to produce. You can’t manage your way to initiative. Creating products and services that are remarkable is fun. Doing work that’s fun is engaging. So not surprisingly, making things that are successful is a great way to spend your time. There […]
Can a sock undo Inspiration?
Inspiration can be completely undone by the rigor of daily life, defeated quite easily by as little as a single thought. In her book The Invitation (inspired by the prose poem), Oriah wrote a stunningly engaging piece about spiritual enlightenment and peace. She recounts how she experienced a great state of enlightenment one morning, a […]