Tag Archives: Learning
Wisdom And Wishes For The New Year
Christmas is a week gone and the New Year is upon us. Christmas was a time of gift-giving and goodwill. The New Year is a time of wishes and wisdom. The many postings on my Facebook wall attest to this. … Continue reading
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Tagged Beginnings, Learning, Wisdom
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Microbiome
I came across and learned a new word yesterday – microbiome. A microbiome is “the ecological community of commensal, symbiotic, and pathogenic microorganisms that literally share our body space.” My body and its organs are made up of millions of … Continue reading
Finding a Hidden Treasure
We live in the Information Age, where information is the currency of business and the basis of economic value. It is amazing how information drives our lives today. Everyday, we see more and more applications of information in our lives. … Continue reading
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Transactional vs Unconditional Love
I am always wary and very hesitant in using comparisons and superlatives, specially in describing my relationships. When I describe a friend as my best friend, what happens to all my other very good friends? They are not as good? … Continue reading
Conjunctions And Life
As I write my daily reflections, I often find myself spending time deciding which proper conjunction to use. I love dealing and playing with nouns, verbs and adjectives. They give flesh and color to what I am thinking of. Adverbs … Continue reading
It’s Take Three For Me
This is the third time in three weeks that today’s Gospel reading has come up: June 27, July 16 and today. Is there something magical or mystical about the number Three? The human mind is more accustomed to dualities: day … Continue reading
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The Wisdom in Children
Summer has been daily playtime for Jonathan and Jane with their friends Max and Allie. And watching them at play has been a delight and filled with lessons of wisdom for me. Max and Allie were gone with their parents … Continue reading
To Give, One Must First Recieve
“We are what we eat.” I have learned this lesson many times over. When I eat healthy foods, I am and stay healthy. I splurge on sugars and sweets, I easily put on unhealthy pounds. I indulge in rich and … Continue reading
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Tagged Choice, Doing good, Learning
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Dasein: Existence
Scientifically speaking, darkness does not exist. Only light does. Scientists can study light: the photons that carry it, its wavelike motion, its energy content. They cannot and do not study darkness for there are no photons to observe, no waves … Continue reading
Quests
People often fear what they do not know nor understand. And what they fear, because they cannot handle it, they usually end up hating. Ignorance and uncertainty breed fear and insecurity. Fear and insecurity give rise to hatred. I used … Continue reading