Brian Weiner

Never change to be accepted by others. Stay weird. What it the lifetime benefit of conformity? As a conformist you are more likely to “fit in.” In that choice you will feel like you belong. You will be more likely accepted by others. You will become part of the overall…

The suffering begins at the very moment one starts to consider something as, “this is mine.“ They say that attachment is the basis for suffering. Once you start to become attached to possessions or people or anything else, you are creating the foundation for some form of disappointment… when or…

Stay true to yourself, yet always be open to learn. Work hard, and never give up on your dreams, even when nobody else believes they can come true but you. These are not cliches but real tools you need no matter what you do in life to stay focused on…

The most simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them. PAULO COELHO Some people see a leaf, others see a miraculous symmetry of interconnecting veins, delicately interwoven within an organic fabric of cells. Some people see a bug, while others put that longhorn…

If you’re afraid that books might challenge someone’s thinking, you’re not afraid of books, you’re afraid of thinking. Last week, when I picked a favorite quotation from Aldous Huxley, I was surprised to discover that Brave New World still ranks in the top 100 books suggested to be banned from…

Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have. BUDDHA Are you fully content right now? Irrespective of the fire in your belly that drives you to achieve ever greater heights and propels you to new challenges and opportunities of your choosing, are you grateful…

Standing alone doesn’t mean I am alone. It means I am strong enough to handle things all by myself. Being alone does not always mean you are lonely and being lonely does not mean you are always alone. Becoming your own best friend is one of the most important of…

Understanding is an art…and not everyone is an artist. Do you understand what they are saying? To understand something requires a combination of variables as varied as the topics or subjects that one might be trying to understand. Sometimes, understanding is cerebral. The topic may be whatever it happens to…

If you make friends with yourself, you will never be alone. How often do you find yourself bored? Is it possible that boredom is a placeholder for a lack of desire to use imagination as your greatest ally? I would often hear others complain of boredom and wonder why they…

Your mind is a beautiful servant, but a dangerous master. Do you control you or does your mind control you? To many, this question appears arcane and mostly irrelevant. For most people are of the understanding that they are their mind and hence, there can only be one answer. But…