Category Archives: Self-discovery

Ultimately the soft wins over the hard

I got this quote in one of my Daily Forwards Step:
Don’t be hard like a rock, be soft like water. Ultimately the soft wins over the hard. Be like water, soft, flowing, at ease. The hardness inside will eventually be reduced to sand, and the rock will completely disappear.
Lao Tzu
What areas of your life do [...]

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Every Step Is Forward – No Going Back

DailyOM today is about Every Step Is Forward – No Going Back.
There are times when we feel that we are spinning our wheels in the mud in terms of our spiritual progress. This can be especially true following a period of major growth in which we feel as if we’ve gained a lot of ground. [...]

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Way Of The Peaceful Warrior

I was recommended to watch the Peaceful Warrior movie (IMDB) which has a site of its own at The Peaceful Warrior. The plot can be found at Wikipedia.
I decided to instead get the book the movie is based on, Way Of The Peaceful Warrior. The author Dan Millman is a former world champion athlete, university [...]

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Celebrating What Truly Counts

The Perfect Holiday, this is part of DailyOM for today.
For many of us this time of year can stir up a host of mixed emotions. For example, we might feel a tinge of nostalgia for past holiday celebrations, when times were simpler, or a sense of being let down due to the unmet expectations we [...]

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Walking Through When Doors Open

This text came from DailyOM and it rings true to me.
When a door opens, walk through it. Trust that the door has opened for a reason and you have been guided to it. Sometimes we have a tendency to overanalyze or agonize over the decision, but it is quicker to simply go through the door [...]

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