The Audi Factor
I admit it: I am a car freak living in the middle of New York City. But a little background is appropriate here, because I am far from a gas guzzling, irresponsible citizen. You see, I developed this love way before there was an environmental or gas crisis; it started around the age of five. I can now blame it on my father, since he rewarded me with the present to end all presents: a miniature car racing kit!
There was no stopping me after that. I helped pick out the cars my dad would buy beginning when I was six. Yes I was a precocious kid, and on top of this service to my dad, I became able to name the model and year of just about every car on the road, which never ceased to amaze my less observant friends.
Success
This is what we all seem to want…..yet it remains elusive for many. What exactly is success anyway? Fame, money, power over others- is this what success really is? One can argue there are certain elements of these factors in success. Did Hemingway have it right when he referred to the “bitch goddess of success.” […]
A Worry Free Life
Please do not laugh before you read this post, and before you consider: is such a thing possible? If you would have asked me this five years ago, I probably would have said no. But in recent times, I not only think it is possible, but I think it is essential for all of us […]
Obligations
I have been thinking a lot about obligations these days- and I am talking about personal obligations. How much are we really obligated to another person? How much obligation is good for you or the other person? I think that there are several things that have triggered this.The first thing has been that I have […]
Cleaning House
Like many of us, there have been some major changes in my life over the last few years. Some of those changes have been obvious, and others more subtle On a more superficial level, I totally refreshed my New York apartment. so that it has a minimal loft like feel- even though it is a […]
Schadenfreude
Don’t you love the way that word just rolls off the tongue? Schadenfreude..schadenfreude. I first became acquainted with this word while reading a novel, the name of which escapes me now. I had to look up the meaning because I had never heard of it, and when I found out what it was, I thought: […]
Learning to Watch
We have learned many things in the process of growing up: walking, talking, riding a bike, biology, mathematics, social studies, and the list goes on and on. But one of the most important things that we could ever learn, that is, to just be and keenly watch and observe the people and things around us, […]
Acceptance
Acceptance is such a simple word-but is something many people find difficult to put into practice. It is especially useful to be more aware of this as the holiday season engulfs us, because we often find ourselves thrown in with people from our past, and that can get dicey. A few years back I heard […]
GivingThanks
I thought this an appropriate topic for a blog post since we are already in the holiday season, with Thanksgiving recently passed. It is still a time when much is changing for many of us, and change remains a double edged sword: on one hand it can usher in new and exciting opportunities; on the […]
Don’t Hurry
I have been aware for quite some time that the pressure to hurry through every activity is overwhelming today. This “hurry up” attitude puts an extra layer of stress onto everything and everybody; it permeates all parts of society. It should be obvious that this pressure to hurry has been increased due to the internet, […]
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