The best kind of inspiration does not make people stare at you in awe. It makes them look at themselves differently. There is a big difference. We often think inspiring someone means showing them what is possible through our own achievements. We tell the story of how hard we worked, how far we came, whatContinue reading “Make Them See”
Author Archives: Kenrick Vaz
Calm & Ready
There’s a certain kind of strength that doesn’t need to announce itself. It doesn’t walk into every disagreement looking for a fight. It doesn’t confuse anger with courage. It doesn’t need the last word just to feel like it won. It stays calm. That line often attributed to Sun Tzu captures the idea well: “BeContinue reading “Calm & Ready”
Grateful for the Cup
When someone asks whether my cup is half full or half empty, my answer is always the same. I’m grateful I have a cup. That answer usually catches people off guard. We spend so much time arguing about how much we have that we forget to notice we have anything at all. It’s easy toContinue reading “Grateful for the Cup”
Strong Enough to Bend
A Japanese bamboo craftsman once said, “The bamboo survives the storm because it knows when to bend.” We often picture strength as standing firm. Hold your ground. Refuse to move. Keep your face calm while the wind gets louder. That works until the pressure becomes heavier than your body, mind, or heart can carry. BambooContinue reading “Strong Enough to Bend”
A good life can still have terrible Tuesdays!
You can wake up tired after eight hours of sleep. Spill coffee on your shirt five minutes before leaving home. Get an email that ruins your mood. Argue with someone you love over something stupid. Sit in traffic wondering why everyone suddenly forgot how to drive. Some days just refuse to cooperate. We tend toContinue reading “A good life can still have terrible Tuesdays!”
Love, Out Loud
We’re strangely good at feeling things we never say. We love people deeply. We’re proud of them. We notice how hard they work, how much they’ve grown, how they show up for us when life gets messy. Then we keep most of it in our heads. Maybe we assume they already know. Your parents knowContinue reading “Love, Out Loud”
Stop Waiting for Someday
There’s a question worth asking yourself once in a while: How long are you willing to postpone the life you want because the life you have feels comfortable enough? That question can sting. Comfort has a way of making time disappear. Nothing feels urgent when the bills are paid, the routine works and tomorrow looksContinue reading “Stop Waiting for Someday”
Leave It for Tomorrow
Before you go to bed tonight, think about how much energy you spent today on things that never happened. The conversation you replayed ten times. The email you kept checking for. The decision someone else might make. The bill due next month. The awkward thing you said three days ago that everyone else has probablyContinue reading “Leave It for Tomorrow”
When Life Tests Your Goodness
I love this perspective: “I don’t think bad things happen to good people. I think bad things happen to everyone, and the way good people respond is what makes them good.” We spend a lot of time trying to understand why bad things happen. Why did this happen to me? Why did someone I trustedContinue reading “When Life Tests Your Goodness”
Just Be Good
We spend so much of our lives being told to become something. Be successful. Be impressive. Build a name. Make more money. Get the promotion. Buy the house. Travel somewhere worth posting about. Do something people will remember. Ordinary has somehow become an insult. You can feel it everywhere. Social media gives us a front-rowContinue reading “Just Be Good”
