The Descriptive Self

What’s your response when someone whom you’ve just met asks you what you do? Do you tell him or her your occupation as if that’s who you are? Do you label yourself into a box with presumed connotations, false impressions, or negative or positive associations? Ok. So we’ve been programmed to answer this question invariablyContinue reading “The Descriptive Self”

Acceptance

A few years ago, I learned a valuable virtue from my dog. Yes, I’ve heard of all the wonderful praises dogs receive from their owners, etc. We can learn patience from them simply because they’re patient with us. Dogs don’t criticize, nor do they judge us. Probably the best quality they have is the abilityContinue reading “Acceptance”