Buddhism & The Notion of Suffering After understanding the dark side within, I was curious about the Buddhist perspective on the causes of suffering. Suffering is defined as the inability to accept things as they are without grasping or turning away. It’s not the feeling of fear, or the desire for revenge; suffering is the [...]
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The Dharma of Star Wars: Learning about the Dark Side Within
Funny how books can be timely. I ordered The Dharma of Star Wars and The Tao of Star Wars a few weeks ago. I was interested in reading about the Dharma perspective when applied to Star Wars. Dharma is a Buddhist doctrine or the teachings of Buddha. The author of The Dharma of Star Wars [...]
Self-Awareness and Humility: Lessons Not Learned by Anakin
Deconstructing Anakin’s Destiny I enjoy the free will versus destiny element of Star Wars series, playing out for Anakin. It wasn’t an “either/or” situation. Anakin made choices every step of the way, using his free will, but ultimately his fate resulted in the Chosen One prophecy coming to pass. So was it really free will? That [...]
“What is it about Star Wars?”
Sarah once asked me, “What is it about Star Wars? You can watch those movies over and over again, why?” I gave her a simple answer, “Because I like Anakin’s storyline. For me, all six movies are really about Anakin, not Luke, not Leia, just Anakin. His journey fascinates me.” Besides, I have a childhood [...]
Do You Ever Think, “I’m a Grown Up?!”
A Perpetual 32-Year Old A couple of days ago, I thought, “I’m a grown up now? When did I that happen?!” Sounds strange, but you have to understand, I’ve always seen myself as a perpetual 32-year old. And for me, being a late bloomer, being a 32-year old meant I was in graduate school, just [...]
Susan Boyle Restores my Faith in Humanity
One of my dear friends, Michael, editor of AfterElton.com, recommended that I “Go to YouTube and search on ‘Susan Boyle.’ It will restore your faith in humanity. I don’t want to ruin it for you, so I won’t tell you what the video is. You’ll love it.” High praise from Michael. What on earth was [...]
Revisiting Brand You
Ten years ago, Tom Peters wrote The Brand You 50 – Fifty Ways to Transform Yourself from an “Employee” into a Brand that Shouts Distinction, Commitment, and Passion! He championed the idea that white-collar workers should brand themselves as high impact workers. Loyalty to a company was out, while acting like an independent contractor was [...]
30 Rock’s Liz Lemon Channels Her Inner Steve Jobs
Tina Fey and the 30 Rock crew perfectly channeled Apple’s CEO, Steve Jobs, in last night’s episode “Cutbacks.” The black turtleneck, the jeans, the shoes, and the presentation style by Liz completely caught me by surprise last night, only reinforcing why I love this show so much. Below is Liz’s Keynote speech to the budget [...]
The Four Principles of Luck
I consider myself a lucky person. I pay attention to my intuition; however, I’m not impulsive when luck crosses my path. When bad things happen, I quickly contain the situation, and then figure out the lessons learned and how to avoid it in the future. After containment, I determine what the positive outcome is from [...]
Simpleology – The Simple Science of Getting What You Want by Mark Joyner
Do you make your life more complicated so you don’t feel like you’re making progress on your goals? Do your viewpoints and attitudes get in the way of your success? Do barriers always seem to inhibit your progress? Do obstacles have a negative impact on your self-confidence? If you answered “yes” to any of these [...]
The Survivor’s Club – The Secrets and Science that Could Save Your Life
I travel a lot, so I worry about plane crashes. I also live near an active volcano, so I often think, “If Mt. Rainer blows, will we survive?” While I doubt I’ll ever be in a plane crash (knock on wood) or see Mt. Rainer erupt (which would be kind of cool), I want to [...]
The Next Perfect Thing? An Apple Tablet PC.
I finally have an iPhone. I bought the new Kindle 2. Now I want a product that doesn’t exist yet…an Apple Tablet PC. Why? Because I love almost everything about my iPhone, but want a larger version of it like the size of Kindle or bigger. After using my iPhone, I realized my Kindle wasn’t [...]
Physics is the new black
“Physics is the new black.” I love this quote! Physics is in at our house. We love Fringe, Bones, NUMB3RS, and CSI. Reading “Prime-time TV tunes in to science – Television shows are featuring more science and science geeks, but pros would like them to get it right” by Mary McNamara at The Los Angeles [...]
