The Beautiful Way To Your True Self

What is freedom and why are people willing to die for it?

2012-01-15T12:03:00.000-08:00

We fear to lose our freedom, yet if we are already free nobody could rob us from being who we are. This type of thinking is called by some people, spiritual or the freedom of the human spirit. It implies a state beyond the physical or perhaps constraint by the physical. This kind of thinking allowed many people to survive restrictions of physical freedom, for example the holocaust.

Please, tell me what freedom means to you? Are you free? Are you feeling controlled by economical or other power system or by another person? Is that a physical restriction or a psychological or self-imposed restriction?

Are you free and yet are you feeling lost? Are you growing your understanding about the responsibilities of being free? Because being free is not easy. Former prisoners sometimes commit minor crimes to go back to the structured system that had just released them. Erich Fromm said "Man achieve freedom from--without yet having achieved freedom to--to be himself, to be productive, to be fully awake." Where are you? Are you reclaiming your freedom to be you?

Dance and Smile!

2011-12-24T15:39:00.000-08:00

What I can give you that you don't have already?
The best of you is within you.
Always remember to appreciate the things life give us.
The simple things and the most beautiful of all:
The view of the sky,
The rain,
The gentle breeze,
A new day
A cup of water when we are thirsty
or fresh air to breath and be alive.
Don't forget to smile and dance!
And say Thank You,
For everything!

Meditate on some of the great qualities of a human being...

2011-10-09T10:59:00.000-07:00

Courage: the ability to conquer our personal battles to continue living a meaningful life without being afraid of the circumstances surrounding us...
Gratitude: To be thankful for life, our families, our health, etc.,
Openness: To be willing to see someone else point of view, to put ourselves in someone else's shoes, to really listen to others independently of whether we agree or disagree with their views.
Tenderness: the capacity to see the child and the vulnerable person there is inside of every single human even those who are in power and more so those who are disempower or still very young and vulnerable such as children.

The importance of a mentor

2011-09-21T19:35:00.000-07:00

The importance of a mentor

"I must admit that I personally measure success in terms of the contribution an individual makes to her or his fellow human beings." Margaret Mead, Anthropologist

Mentorship or mentoring has long been a tradition of humanity. It is the way we learn naturally. Mentors do help their disciples or students to fast track their learning curve and thus to acquire knowledge rapidly and using efficient ways.

Finally, as Jack Canfield (video provided) suggests that you do not give up in your dreams of finding a good mentor. He says that you shall ask questions and follow their steps and suggestions. You also need to correspond and help your mentor-- and be thankful for their help. Besides that I would ask that you listen to your own insights too. If a person tells you constantly that you are a failure, don't follow them, because, they do not know how to guide you. They may think they have good intentions, yet they are putting you down and down with 'their good intentions'. Those people even if they have been given the role of mentor/or have successfully mentored someone else--are not a good match for you. Know that everybody has a gift, and you are not an exception.

Literature Master Ernesto Sabato: A Writer Who Conquered His Ghost

2011-09-13T14:55:00.000-07:00

Literature Master Ernesto Sabato: A Writer Who Conquered His Ghost

Ernesto Sabato was a great writer and a person who contributed a lot to the life of others. He was a scientists who was involved with research on atomic bombs. He abandoned science and become a full time writer.

During his life, he inspired many people, included those who to escaped from oppressive regimes around the world.

Neuro Language Programming Festival

2011-09-12T17:52:00.000-07:00

Neuro Language Programming NLP is a way to retrain the brain and change our behaviors or actions. This is a useful method to learn to speak in public even if we are afraid. It is also a good program to easy other ways of learning such as to facilitate learning a second language or learning to read fast. It is helpful for students who need to read a lot of content. Adults benefit from NLP by jumping above mind barriers, such as this is difficult, I can't and so on. Try it. It is free. Above all it is a fantastic tool for learners of any age.
Learn NLP for free NLPMindfest

Book Review: Many Lives, Many Masters

2011-07-30T14:25:00.000-07:00

In this book author Brian Weiss, a psychiatrist and researcher at Mont Sinai, Miami, FL., documents the past lives a patient by using a hypnotic regression technique. Through regression both doctor and patient found explanations for the patient’s current symptoms but also her current relationships.

These regression experiences allowed the patient’s to recover her health and become a healer and psychic. The doctor, on the other hand, was transformed from a skeptical scientist to a scientist who increased his horizons to integrate soul searching, inner wisdom, and other topics considered unconventional among the scientific and medical community.

Book Review: Many Lives, Many Masters

Never let your dreams die

2011-07-26T15:22:00.000-07:00

Quotes to cheer you up and help you to keep going:

"Nothing splendid was ever achieved except by those who dare believe that something inside of them was superior to circumstance." Bruce Barton

"I will study and prepare myself, and someday my chance will come." Abraham Lincoln.
This means that you don't need to be a genius. You can start with nothing. If you dedicate yourself to learn, practice, and master the skills you need to achieve that for which you have set your mind and you persevere, eventually, even if you fail in between.... you'll get there. You also need to find people that can support you or be your partners. These are some of Napoleon Hills Principles.

To the previous quote Brian Tracy added, "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." He said that 90% of the fortunes are still made by ordinary business people who sell ordinary products and services in local markets to regular customer [for which they did not needed a PhD]. Book: Create your Own Future, p. 59

Ben Katchor's comics of bygone New York | Video on TED.com

2011-07-26T09:49:00.000-07:00

Ben Katchor writes comics for Architecture and Design Magazine. He has made a career of his likes, of something others may have called childish drawings. Ted Talks selected him for his genius, for being a person whose ''perspectives and surreal stories find the profound hopes and foibles of history (and modern New York) preserved in objects like light switches and signs."

I here paraphrase two of the stories as I understood them. Keep in mind that you may understand something different so please watch the video and feel free to post a comment, even if you are going to tell me that I am very very wrong!

Story 1: Switches [The lack of connections is intentional]

Thomas Edison tried many thousand times until he finally come out with the light bulb that worked properly.

Architects spend an incredible amount of time and money to design buildings-- and even to design the outside cover of the switches.

A designer would then select where the lamps and yet more switches would be located...

Yet, the sound of the switch turning on/off reminds has not been change. It still reminds us of a dirty bathroom....

All these years since Edison and his colleagues,

We have done nothing to modify the sound of a switch On/Off.

Story 2: The size of the lap (perspectives, memories, ego, beauty, and more.)

Here Katchor said that we must be careful...We must avoid paying attention to all architectural ideas, because some of the designs have no place in the world. He gives us reasons to consider the mental health of an architect before hiring him. Yet, keep in mind that any genius needs to keep that wonder of childhood to produce innovations. Great architects, as great scientists, or great artists need to be able to stretch the envelope of conventions...He did reminded us of that too. More importantly, he also reminded us of how humans see architecture...the body architecture. Teens are very aware of the beauty of architectural proportions... they are aware of the relevance of their appearances.
To be able to see the world from a different perspective requires certain willingness to lose control, or to be wrong, or even to be considered a lunatic... To be a genius requires the same. Keep in mind that there is a fine line between geniuses and schizophrenics.

What is our life task?

2011-07-20T13:13:00.000-07:00

Entry1: Today is Thursday April 19, 2011

Lesson 1: What his task is. (From The Beautiful Way, 1902, Rev. JS. Kirthley and Dr. Henry Hopkins (Eds.); Ch 1. by David Starr Jordan)

The first object of life is not wealth or fame, but the development of character. It is not what a man has but what he is that makes a man." Samuel B Cakus

It is thus the task of a person to grow and become the best he/she can be. It is the person task to be a man or a woman, to live and enjoy his or her life.