Belonging

Givers by Nature

It is a well known facts that we all love getting gifts; however, once we look closer, we will see that most of us love giving gifts even more. In addition to that, we love to help others, and when we have a hand in their success, it feels better than if that same success …

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Using Titles

During my work at universities in Lebanon, I encountered many types of “titled” people. Titled people are those who have a PhD and have the right to use the title “Doctor” or “Professor”. Among them were two predominant types: those who used the title and those who became the title. Both types of people have …

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Belong to Yourself First!

You can also listen to this on my podcast: We all want to belong. Ever since we are born, we are attached to a family, then to a country, then to a religion. Afterwards, when we grow up a bit more, we end up attaching ourselves to groups of friends, to community organizations, to teams …

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Weight a Minute

We arrived at a desolate stage Where a number other than age Defines who we are and what we mean And ruins our mood, previously serene Whether it is too high or too low Mentioning it deals a heavy blow Because people’s mindless talk and chatter Renders us slaves to this silly matter Regardless how …

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I Dream

I dream of a world as one united Regardless how people are divided Regardless of faith, gender or race Regardless of each one’s case I dream of a world where everyone can be True to themselves and truly free True in expressing their deepest feelings True in all of their varied dealings I dream of …

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Let Things End when they Need to

You can also listen to this podcast here: Resisting change is something all people do in a variety of ways. Some keep themselves in old and broken relationships because they don’t want them to end; others keep broken things in their closets in the hopes of repairing them later; others stay in their old jobs …

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The Road to Wisdom: how to identify and choose the right mentor

You can also listen to this episode on my podcast: Most of us find it very difficult to evolve and improve ourselves, and this is mainly because we need someone to look at us with fresh, yet sharp, eyes. When we look around, we find a huge number of so-called life coaches and mentors in …

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The Path to Happiness

Throughout the ages, people from all cultures and spiritual backgrounds have debated one thing above all others: what is the path to true happiness? While some found it through meditation, others found it through self-sacrifice; however, the debate rages on about which path is the one true path. Having experimented with various forms of spirituality …

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Hymn to Nature

Glorious nature, surrounding all From the valley to the waterfall In you, everything starts And in the end, to you, departs The tree, the worm and the bird All make sense, yet are absurd Who would conceive a bird to fly? Who would imagine a fox so sly? Look at the sun in all its …

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People and Hardships

the same sun which softens chocolate hardens clay

There are two kinds of people… How many times have you heard that one before? No really! A person’s truth shines only after he’s been through hardships. One of the most important gods in the Hindu religion is Lord Shiva who is both the god of wisdom and the god of destruction. And when we …

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Charbel M. Tadros

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