“I can’t breathe!” Panic started to set in. It snowballed as I began to panic about panicking. The thought raced through my head that I might suffocate to death. I managed to call my brother and ask him to take me to the hospital. As he made his way over, I took a moment alone […]

“The journey of the hero is about the courage to seek the depths; the image of creative rebirth; the eternal cycle of change within us; the uncanny discovery that the seeker is the mystery which the seeker seeks to know.” -Joseph Campbell VUCA is an acronym that characterizes our world today (volatile, uncertain, complex, and […]

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. -Robert Frost You hear a lot these days about being authentic. Refrains of “Be Yourself”, “Do You”, or “Be Real” grasp for your attention. Whether the intent of the message itself is […]

There are certain words in the English language the meaning of which is only partially known because it has to be discovered through one’s own life and action. Courage is one such word. We may have a certain concept of what it means, but that concept is likely to be partial in its truth. As […]

We sure love quotes — especially those tweetable and shareable quotes which are simple yet profound at the same time. One such quote that has struck me to my core comes from Victor Hugo, 19th century poet, novelist, and playwright. Eloquently and in simple terms he declared, “Perseverance, secret of all triumphs”. When I first […]