by WillBowen | May 22, 2019 | JumpStarts
SYNOPSIS The third of the Hindu Yamas is ASTEYA — non-stealing. In the sense of this ancient tradition, not stealing means more than not taking people’s stuff. It means not stealing their ideas, not stealing their good name by spreading gossip, not stealing...
by WillBowen | May 16, 2019 | JumpStarts
SYNOPSIS The second of the Hindu Yamas is SATYA — truthfulness. Whenever we consider truthfulness we must remember that the idea of “brutal honesty“ is a myth. There is brutality. And, there is honesty. The two cannot go together. We can be honest with others without...
by WillBowen | May 15, 2019 | JumpStarts
SYNOPSIS Many people are familiar with the 10 Commandments. However, most Westerners are not familiar The Yamas and Niyamas, which are the Hindu guides o the ideal conduct. Unlike the 10 Commandments, which are just a list of “ don’ts,” the Yamas and Niyamas are a...
by WillBowen | May 14, 2019 | JumpStarts
SYNOPSIS Ann Landers famously said, “Problems are opportunities in work clothes.” If you look back on your life, you’ll probably find many times when something went wrong; then, as a result you discovered something that could be SIGNIFICANTLY improved — something...
by WillBowen | May 13, 2019 | JumpStarts
SYNOPSIS Just the day I was in my hometown of Columbia, South Carolina and I was staying at an Airbnb near the University of South Carolina when I heard some disconcerting news. My fraternity, Sigma Chi had been kicked off the USC campus for a minimum of six years....
by WillBowen | May 10, 2019 | JumpStarts
SYNOPSIS Most people curse — worldwide, a preponderance of human beings curse when they’re upset (or more often). Cursing has been called the cause of language as well as a replacement for crying. But what is cursing, why do we curse, and how could we (or should we)...
