by Eric Santillan In high school or college, first year students are called Freshmen, second years are called Sophomores, those in third are called Juniors; and those in fourth are called Seniors. I could understand the words "Freshmen", "Junior" and "Senior". But what does Sophomore mean? For a while, I thought Sophomore meant "second year". … Continue reading Sophomores of Life
Life as a Conscious Practice
Originally posted in ZenHabits.Netby Leo Baubata ‘Everything is practice.’ Pele When we learn a martial art, or ballet, or gymnastics, or soccer … we consciously practice movements in a deliberate way, repeatedly. By conscious, repeated practice, we become good at those movements. Our entire lives are like this, but we’re often less conscious of the … Continue reading Life as a Conscious Practice
Life Lessons
Because I am educator, I am aware of the principle that things ought to be learned step by step.A teacher, in principle, does not give more difficult skills without first teaching a child the simple skills. Letters are learned before sentences. Counting comes before adding. The physical world is taught before the atomic one. That's … Continue reading Life Lessons
Angst No More
Originally written in TACKED THOUGHTS for The Freeman by Nancy Unchuan Toledo I’ve lost my angst. And I don’t know where I put it. Or maybe, I’ve stopped caring. I realized this when my friends and I started a book club (the operative word is started), and read one young adult book. It was supposedly … Continue reading Angst No More
28 Brilliant Tips for Living Life
Originally posted in ZenHabits.Net by Leo Baubata Sometimes the littlest change can make a world of difference. Start waking a little earlier and spending some quiet time to start your day? The rest of the day has been transformed. What little change might change your life? You can pick one or two from the list … Continue reading 28 Brilliant Tips for Living Life
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