Articles tagged with: words

What’s Wrong with Us (and the World)?
Posted in Society on 11 September 2008

Human mind is quick to lay judgment and find external parties to blame. There always needs to be someone or something to take the guilt of any undesired action or circumstance. It does not even matter whether the actual claim has anything to do with the reality. The purpose is to move on and get [...]

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Keep More than You Promise
Posted in Personal on 3 July 2007

Every moment we declare who we are. Our presence, posture, and the way we move, talk, and act expresses the way we think and feel. This can also be heard from our voice—even over the phone. But most of all we are measured by our actions. Are you aware of all of these, every moment?
We [...]

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Written meditation
Posted in Experience, Fragments of Reality, Personal on 12 November 2004

We read many books during our life. The type of reading we
do varies with the topic, our interest in it, and the situation.
Sometime we just want to pass the time while waiting for
something else. Holiday and travel reading are just some
examples. On some occasions, we are very focused and con-
centrated on the text. The book [...]

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Opinions
Posted in Belief System, Fragments of Reality, Personal on 10 November 2004

We are quick to have opinions about anything. Even when we
lack facts, we get strong feelings about things. We jump to
conclusions rather than consider carefully. Our mind works in
a manner that “forces” us to take sides. Undecided opinions
are not of much value, and you quickly “lose” the conversation
if the arguments are not clear and become [...]

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Words
Posted in Fragments of Reality, Personal, Separation on 7 September 2004

Our communication is mainly verbal—at least the visible one.
We speak, read, and think in words all the time.
Let’s get the basics sorted out first. We need conventions
in order to communicate with each other. In traffic, we use
traffic signs and lights to signal. We agree that some sign or
mark means something and then everybody gets [...]

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