"In youth we learn; in age we understand.” ~ Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Being 13 is an important year, the first of the teens, and one that I will never forget. I moved from another country to the US at that age, without my parents or siblings. They sent me to live with close family,… Continue reading 13
"You cannot go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ~ C.S. Lewis Reading about a new series I started watching, it is mentioned that one of the characters “is the tetartagonist” of the series. Huh? I have never heard of this word, so I once… Continue reading Tetartagonist
"If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?" ~ Confucius Recently a couple of things happened that gave me insight on how we fail. We were discussing how one of my friends was going to participate in an… Continue reading Fears
"Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change." ~ Brené Brown This past Friday was the end of summer vacation for schools, and indirectly, for some business, including where I work. Technically, summer ends on September 23rd, but for the sake of this post, it ended this Friday. So in order to celebrate the… Continue reading Summer
"A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts you just the way you are." ~ Unknown Naval Ravikant mentions a theory called “The 5 Chimp Theory” in the book Tools of Titans. It says that in zoology you can predict the mood and behavior of one chimp by… Continue reading The Five Chimps Theory
Rene's Reflections 