“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” – Wayne Dyer
Category Archives: Thoughts and Learnings
The Ocean
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There is something deeply moving, and yet deeply unsettling about the ocean. The calmness, the vastness, the force. Whatever has happened or changed in my life, I can go to the ocean to see it’s continuous sameness, giving me an ultimate place to reflect.
I have changed, but it has not.
2011: Looking Back, Part 2
Part 2 of my reflection on 2011 (read part 1 here). It was an extremely important year for me, and I’m happy to be able to share some of the lessons I learned and opportunities I had. Continue reading
2011: Looking Back, Part 1
2011 was the toughest year I’ve ever had, but I honestly don’t feel terrible, or discouraged, or worn down. At all. In fact, I feel like 2011 was the BEST year to learn and accomplish so much because I was constantly challenged. Some of the challenges I gave to myself, and others were outside of my control and planning. Out of every tough situation, though, there came something wonderful. Continue reading
I'm Alone, Not Lonely…
Amazing, and beautiful. Which is what it is to be alone. I’m not lonely, that’s not what alone means.
Many people are often surprised when I tell them how many things I do alone, by myself…I find that telling. How can anyone else know you if you don’t know yourself? If you can’t be alone, how do you know who you are?
Reality Check
Sometimes, I get discouraged, run down, and worry about getting to do all the things I’ve always dreamed of doing. However, when I stop to think about it, I’ve done so many amazing things that others only dream of, and I really need to always remember what I’ve done and how it’s made me who I am.
I wanted to put my life into perspective, so I decided to apply my life experiences to the kiddie question “When I grow up, I want to…” Continue reading
I'm Out of The Box…Now What?
I found the following quotes and have been thoughtfully considering the meaning and application:
On Distributism (vs. Capitalism, vs. Socialism)“According to distributism, the ownership of the means of production should be spread as widely as possible among the general populace, rather than being centralized under the control of the state (state socialism) or a few large businesses or wealthy private individuals (plutarchic capitalism).”
G.K. Chesterton said “Too much capitalism does not mean too many capitalists, but too few capitalists.” Continue reading
College Debt Costs Us All
Why are younger people REALLY waiting so long to get married, start families, and enter in to traditional definitions of adulthood? A NY Times article says it has to do with empowerment of women, and their desire to have careers, along with younger people being supported and helped by their parents for longer periods of time. This is highlighted in the article by the recent Obama administration implementation of people up to age 26 being able to stay on their parents’ health insurance plans.
But that’s where the explanation stops, and I don’t know about you, but that’s not nearly enough analysis. The first, BIGGEST, reason for young adults postponing all those things is money and finances, which is a direct result of TWO main things. The first one is the outrageous cost of college that imposes heavy responsibility on so many young people. Instead of saving money for a down payment on a house, or a new car, or for a wedding, or even for their future children to go to college, they are shelling out hundreds and hundreds of dollars a month to pay back student loans.