We Need Leaders, Not Politicians
Of Leaders and Politicians
A Politician tells the people what they want to hear. A Leader tells the people what they ought to hear.
A Politician’s focus is on his career. A Leader’s focus is on the Happiness of the people.
Leader’s lead — they speak to truth and goodness, summoning the resources to back them. Politicians are lead — the masses and the money direct the Politician’s speech.
We have many Politicians, but only once in a … Read entire article »
What is the Self? Get Naked and See!
I’m often IDed to see if I’m old enough, sometimes to see if I’m young enough, and occasionally to see if I’m black enough (it’s in the other pocket, hun). My ID has my name, my picture, my age, my address, my height and my weight about 15 lbs ago. And this is supposed to represent Me? The thing I call “I”? What is the “I”? How will “I” figure it out?
Get naked! No, not (just) the clothes. … Read entire article »
Food for Thought: A Gastronomical Theory
A God of Cookery does not learn recipes, but rather principles that can be applied in the implementation or creation of any recipe.
What makes food good? I see good food as a combination of elements that form an eating experience. While they don’t constitute a Comprehensive Ultimate Theory of Cooking, I keep these elements in mind when I’m preparing a meal.
Taste
Food touching sensors on our tongue produces a powerful sensation we call … Read entire article »
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The Dreamer and the Realist
Once upon a time, there lived a Dreamer and a Realist. And although they were neighbours, they were constantly bickering.
The Realist thought that the Dreamer was wasting his time with unrealistic, naive dreams that have no use in the real world.
The Dreamer accused the Realist of being a naysayer, constantly crushing his dreams and generally making life grey, miserable and mechanical.
Then God came along and said to them:
“I created Realists and Dreamers … Read entire article »
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Mismatched Socks and Conscious Living
If you find yourself looking at my feet because you have a sick foot fetish like I do, you’ve probably noticed that my socks rarely match. I sometimes get asked if I do that on purpose. Let’s think about that for a second…
You don’t have to do anything on purpose to have mismatched socks. That’s the nature of the random pair generators known as the washer and dryer. Now to have matching … Read entire article »
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Of Jocks and Nerds
Mr. Van Bouten had the most peculiar and baffling problem. At a loss for what to do, he decides to seek professional help from Dr. Baxler who he saw on a late night infomercial. He had to be good; he was famous after all, right? But the help he gets is as unexpected as the problem itself.
BAXLER
Mr. Van Bouten, please have a seat, relax, and tell me what I can do for … Read entire article »
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The Road to Confidence is Fraught with Cockiness and Arrogance
Cockiness – The Shield
Cockiness is a shield to hide low self esteem. Scrawny, pimply-faced high school boys are often cocky. After all, it is an age of awkwardness. You’re not a child anymore, but yet you don’t quite know how to be an adult. There is also a menacing cloud constantly looming overhead: the fear of being the last one to lose your virginity, if at all. High school girls might be … Read entire article »
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How to Be a Better Listener: The Principles of Listening
Being a good listener is somewhat of an art. Bunny ears help, but barring that, we can distill it down to 4 principles.
Principle 1 — Silence
If you’re talking, how are you listening?
Don’t interrupt. If you don’t know a word the speaker used, or you were unable to hear part of a sentence because your religious neighbours keep yelling “Oh, God!”, then it’s fine to ask for a clarification.
Silence the chatter in your mind … Read entire article »
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Always Give a Second Chance to Make a First Impression
Everybody knows that you never get a second chance to make a first impression. But we never hear the counterpart adage, which I think is more important:
Always give a second chance to make a first impression.
There are so many reasons that people may give off a bad first impression, including:
Nervousness
Shyness
Insecurity
Cultural differences
They just had a bad day
Unforeseen circumstances (e.g. Your partner’s parents are over for dinner, and the “toy box” falls out of … Read entire article »
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Agreeing To Disagree: Blood, Sweat and Shit
I love this picture, but apparently not everyone does.
Like any typical Sunday, you’re discussing anal beads with your lover during the drive home from church. Your lover thinks the beads are nasty while you get incredibly turned on. You discuss rimming, lube, g-spots, and prostate massages. You try to slip one in after another — good arguments, that is. In the end, you both agree to disagree. We’ve all been there before — that … Read entire article »