Family: Why it Matters More Than You Think

“Family love is messy, clinging, and of an annoying and repetitive pattern, like bad wallpaper.” ~Friedrich Nietzsche
What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of family?
Belonging?
Connection?
Stress?
Dysfunction?
Or all of the above and then some?
Family relationships can be a touchy subject. For me, I considered my relationship with my immediate family reserved and/or [...]

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Bloggers are at the Forefront of the Collaborative Revolution

Do you view life as one big competition and winning as the ultimate achievement?
We all have been programmed to want to win. And for us to win, someone else has to lose. We spend a large part of our lives competing, if not with others, with ourselves. Even when we speak of teamwork, it is [...]

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How to Get Back Into The Groove of Life

I have been quiet for the past 3 weeks. I only wrote one article and hardly visited my favorite blogs. It is because I had family visiting from Europe. In the beginning, I tried to play catch-up but it didn’t work. So I decided to just go with what was right in front of [...]

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Is It Time to Stop Playing Catch-up?

We often make a conscious effort to catch-up on our work and other aspects of our lives after time off. There is this burst of energy after a vacation or an unexpected interruption to speed things up and get things done.
But what if catching up becomes more than an occasional occurrence? What if it becomes [...]

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