The Zen of you can’t change yourself

You can’t change yourself, so don’t even try. I know that’s not what the infomercials and self-help books tell you. But they’re wrong. You can’t change. Like a fat man staring into an empty fridge—there’s nothing there. So, stop it. Why can’t you change yourself?...

An Ordinary Truth

Everything in life is a trade-off. Some of us are born with high abilities for academic learning. Others are athletic and have great physical strengths. Others are artistic, and others have an aptitude for business. In terms of skills and talents, humans are a wildly...

Let go or be dragged

I once watched a man about to take his first lesson in water-skiing. He was on his back bobbing up and down in the water, ski’s pointing up. From the speedboat, someone was calling out some last-minute instructions. Then, with a roar, the boat took off. At first it...