Rituals are really helpful in order to express love. We love our children and our spouse and our family, but often we just think expressions of love will happen naturally and spontaneously. They don't. We have to plan it a bit. Love means that we always kiss each other good night. Or that we tuck… Continue reading Recent life hacks
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Put yourself out there
When I started learning more about economics, I ended up adding some economic blogs into my feed reader. One of them was The Enlightened Economics, by Diane Coyle. She mainly does book reviews, and a lot of her posts were very interesting to me. But I am new to the subject, and I wanted recommendations… Continue reading Put yourself out there
Praise
I have never been praised for my singing voice, except for some mild positive comments. I view this as an entirely good thing. You see, when we get praised for something, particularly when we are young, we may start to build up our self-imagine around that thing. It becomes part of who we are. But… Continue reading Praise
Experience is worth more than accomplishment
Every day, week, month, and year, I have constantly made lists of things I wanted to accomplish. But today I wondered if my focus has been in the wrong place. Today, my kids wanted to get sledding on mostly melted snow. It wasn't on my to-do list, but it sure was fun. The snow was… Continue reading Experience is worth more than accomplishment
Praise
From a young age, I have been involved in numerous choirs. I like to sing, but I haven't had a lot of praise or criticism related to my ability to sing. I've some mildly positive comments, but that's about it. I am grateful for this. First, I'm not a great singer in the first place.… Continue reading Praise
5 Ways to Serve
I like to think that I am a selfless person who serves others, but the reality is that sometimes I’m as self-obsessed as anyone and my service attempts can be pathetic attempts to make myself feel better instead of actually helping anyone. Last year, I set a goal to serve someone every day and write… Continue reading 5 Ways to Serve