Lessons for living: Perspective

Lessons for living: Perspective

A perspective is a point of view or a particular way of considering something. As a character strength, perspective refers to the ability to think about something in a wise way. It is the ability to see the big picture in a way that makes sense and creates well-being....
The poetic: An alternative way of seeing and knowing

The poetic: An alternative way of seeing and knowing

Poetry relates to language as music relates to noise, writes John Carey. In his, A little history of poetry, he tells us that poetry is language made special, so that it will be remembered and valued. It comes from a time before writing, where stories and history were...
Changing the lens through which you look

Changing the lens through which you look

A story is told of a Chinese farmer and his son who live in a small village, and one day they wake up to find their only horse has disappeared. The farmer looks at his crestfallen son, who now has no horse to plough the field, shrugs his shoulders, and says “This may...