Tag: appreciation

  • The good hunger

    “The best sauce in the world is hunger.” – Cervantes in Don Quixote Become fluent with desire, with the feeling, the hunger pangs that drive you to move beyond where you are.   If you’re not in touch with your desires, it’s time to start, it’s time to get used to wanting – wanting fulfillment. Look…

  • 12 Symptoms of Spiritual Awakening

    An increased tendency to let things happen rather than make them happen. Frequent attacks of smiling. Feelings of being connected with others and nature. Frequent overwhelming episodes of appreciation. A tendency to think and act spontaneously rather than from fears based on past experience. An unmistakable ability to enjoy each moment. A loss of ability…

  • My Ocean

    I find myself presently reeling with appreciation for a friendship, connection and understanding I’ve found in an incredible soul, who recently shared a sentiment very close to that of my own, from not too long ago. “I’m so far from where I want to be it’s like I’m trying to avoid my destiny. It’s like…

  • The Egg by Andy Weir

    The Egg by Andy Weir You were on your way home when you died. It was a car accident. Nothing particularly remarkable, but fatal nonetheless. You left behind a wife and two children. It was a painless death. The EMTs tried their best to save you, but to no avail. Your body was so utterly…

  • Mini-Memoir: Leather Jacket

    I don’t have many things and generally don’t allow myself to have a relationship with “things”. When I was home for Christmas, I rediscovered an expensive leather jacket that was given to me by a family friend who has died. I liked how I felt in the jacket so I brought it with me to…

  • How To Write a Thank You Note

    I believe we all like to feel appreciated. Despite feeling appreciation towards someone, we often skip communicating our gratitude. The effort necessary to fill out a template like this to express your appreciation is a bargain deal for making someone feel valuable. This particular template was generated from a series of thank you messages I’ve…