Not Self Help

2009 in Review. 2010 in Preview

| Inspiration, Not Self Help, Randomness, Words

The past 12 months have been a whirlwind of experiences. I have conquered fears, achieved goals, and found out things about myself I never knew. But just like anyone else, everything was not all roses, sparkles and fairy dust. There are many things I still haven’t changed. There have been missed opportunities, and unsatisfactory situations…. Read more »

Castles In The Air

| Inspiration, Not Self Help, Words

“If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.” -Walden, Henry David Thoreau *Photo by Gustavo Rodrìguez

For the Love of Flow

| Books, Not Self Help

I just finished reading Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s “Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience”.  Csikszentmihalyi (who I lovingly refer to as sisszenmantilyhakiirarghyigjo) writes so eloquently about this state of mind that you almost forget you are reading a psychology book. It doesn’t come off as a self help book either.  Just a fountain of useful information about… Read more »