I ran this morning, prepping for my half marathon in four weeks. I use my phone to track my miles, laps, etc. I planned to do twelve miles today but set my target to ten miles on the phone. I wanted to protect myself from disappointment in case I could not make the twelve miles. ...
Let me tell you a story of a young boy bullied as a child in South Africa in the apartheid era. The boy was born into a wealthy family and went to a traditional private boy's school. He does not quite fit in with his sensitive nature and dreams - he likes reading sci-fi books. An...
In the 10-day Vipassana(http://dhamma.org) courses Goenkaji tells us some stories during the discourses. The one below is similar to the one Goenkaji narrates during the course.
_There once lived a great warrior. Though quite old, he still was able to defeat any challenger. Hi...