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A young man approached his teacher, as he was having a great deal of frustration in life. He was frustrated and angry as a reaction to the many comments people were making to him about many different things. He shared these stories with his teacher. He was animated, visibly upset. His teacher looked at him and sat silently for seemingly long time and finally said to him, let’s go for a boat ride The young man grabbed a hold of the oars and began rowing the boat. The silence o

We decide how we react to our environment. The question is, how do you want to emerge after you experience this environment?

There was a wise man in a village. The villagers really enjoyed having the wise man there. He provided a patient ear and insight. The villagers leveraged having him in their community by asking him for support. Every day they would go to him. The villagers asked him for answers to complex problems. He would provide some thoughts to them and even work through ideas to help resolve the problems.  After some time, he began to notice a pattern. They would share the same stories.

I was recently working on my bathtub. This was one of those projects which extended for years. I had hit an impasse. I tried to consult with some people and decided to table the project as it seemed to hit a dead end. When I finally got back to it, there was a bit of trial and error. I must say, there is nothing quite like installing a tub faucet and watching it fly across the tub when pressure increases. I replayed this because it was so funny to me. However, my experience o