If you were raised in an impoverished and closed-minded culture, chances are, you’ve probably adopted the usual life pattern: Get a degree → find a real job → earn money → help unfortunate relatives → buy a house and car → earn more → buy stuff → impress others → get married and have kids … Continue Reading →

The day I read about mindfulness and self-awareness, I realized I had been misled for years. I was following a life pattern tailored with false promises, consumerism, rat race, and competition. I don’t know exactly how it changed my life. But that was my starting point to learning more about who I am. And then … Continue Reading →

If there’s one thing I should have known when I was a kid, it should be that chasing money is not the ultimate goal. I used to think that if I had more money, everything would be perfect, everything would be okay, and everyone — my family and friends — would be happy. But I … Continue Reading →

We often think we can achieve change if we have more money, time, and opportunities, or new stuff or leaders. Maybe yes. What most of us fail to realize is that change is hard — changing our situation is hard and changing our old ways is hard. That’s the reason we rarely achieve change. And … Continue Reading →

Adversities are inevitable. But why do some people live as if untouched by adversities? These people, too, had misfortunes. But what sets them apart is how they treat adversities. They treat adversities as an opportunity to grow. I know it’s hard. Because when adversities strike, our default reaction is to shrink. We don’t know what … Continue Reading →