Recently, I put together an outline for a Mindfulness group. For the first run of this group, I realized the significance of such program, since mindfulness is the last thing we have time for. On this note, we may recognize that all the prominent poems from our kings of poetry teach us the techniques for…
Category: Insight
Moments we realize life is about more than us.
Limits To Stupidity
Have you noticed how many times we hear the comment: “Oh, don’t be stupid.” We can be sure that at times we make bad choices and even we make stupid decisions. However, there is stupidity and stupidity, we will look at the underlying meaning of what can be called a stupid action. I guess we…
Listen With Your Heart
What do you do when you feel being hopeless? What goes into your mind in those moments of helplessness? What happens to you when you feel there is no help out there? What do you do? You may feel that you have no options in front of you, still you try to seek help. You…
The impact of writing
I have a cousin who lives far away from me. She lives in Iran. Six or seven years ago, she was diagnosed with colon cancer and she has gone through all the unimaginable painful treatments available. Knowing how this woman was a resilient soul, I was sure that she would fight the cancer. However I…
Millions of Emil Zola in Iran
If Emil Zola (1840-1902) lived today, he would accuse the unholy leader and unelected president for injustice, fraud, and brutality. The spirit of Emil Zola and his famous letter J’accuse is however still alive and applicable today. Millions of our people came to the streets of Tehran and around the country to say: we accuse…