Be genuinely curious Remember that it’s never about you Remember that every single person can teach you something That’s it…
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When I was 5 I took God as a given. I was taught that he was there, so there he was. Simple. When I was 10 I started having doubts about God. Can god create a rock that he himself cannot carry? I started noticing the paradox of an almighty,…
Israel’s intense. Every time I go back, it’s like a slap in the face saying “Shamir, wake up – this is what reality is really like”. Waiters don’t ask you every two minutes whether you’re “finding everything alright”. People you casually pass on the street and make eye contact with…
This week, we’re moving from Ann Arbor, MI to Cambridge, MA… Change can be terrifying, excruciating, limiting, consuming, exhausting, overwhelming and annoying. Change can be exciting, compelling, expanding, refreshing, energizing, inspiring and stunning. Change is movement. It is time. Change is life. It is the way of the universe. Change is growth. Change is death. Change…
It’s a cliche, but next time you walk by some flowers, stop walking and smell them for a moment. It’s a cliche, but cliche’s are truisms that have withstood the test of time… Time enjoyed smelling flowers is generally more valuable than time gained at your destination. It’ll also serve as…
BE CURIOUS. You can learn something new from every single person you talk to. When you talk to new people, search for that THING. Whether you find it or not, your search will spur interesting conversation and likely unveil some interesting facts – about them, their life and their world.…
The Cotton Candy Affect I recently took my 4 year old son to his first basketball game. Bought him cotton candy. Big mistake…
We don’t have the past. That one slipped away. We don’t have the future. That one’s yet to come. All we have is now. Now is present. Now should count.