by Ela | Mar 27, 2013 | Reflection, Understanding
All roads lead to Rome. As the saying goes, you have the freedom to choose any road to your destination. You can take a train to Rome. You can take a plane to Rome. If you are, however, in Florence, traveling by car may be preferred because of the great views. If...
by Ela | Jan 11, 2013 | Exercises, How-to, Learning
Recently I’ve found my Request Box I’ve long forgotten about. It is a small cartoon box I created seven years ago. It holds my dear wishes. Inside the box you will find a few pieces of paper, each dedicated to a single request. Different colors are meant...
by Ela | Mar 7, 2012 | How-to, Learning, Performance, Reflection
Most people are afraid of conscious change. They would rather stay in their comfort zone than take steps into the unknown. As a result, life controls them. Things happen to them and they respond to the circumstances. They become reactive instead of proactive and they...
by Ela | Jan 25, 2012 | Books, Decisions, Reflection, Stories
It is a deep night, long time ago. Five young men are keeping vigil in a chapel. There are on their knees, lost in darkness with some shadows cast by a pale flame. They are not allowed to talk, neither to react to any noise from outside. They must not open the door....
by Ela | Jan 11, 2012 | Books, Consciousness, Patterns, Stories, Understanding
This post is inspired by The Acorn Principle book. “This above all: To thine own self be true, and it must follow – as the night the day – thou cans’t not be false to any man.” “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare You are an acorn...