risk

risk

Risk is a close cousin of change. It’s a good cousin and important one, but not to be confused with recklessness. Our language gets in the way sometimes, and we call things the same name, but the meaning is completely different. Such is the case with the word risk. It...
opportunity

opportunity

Today is the day I arrived to Canada some thirty four years ago, and on my dear mothers birthday none the less. It was an exciting time for me. All my classmates were jealous or just happy for the opportunity that we were getting. Poland at the time was not a very...
suffering for

suffering for

Suffering is simply an unavoidable part of life. It’s an indispensable movement of growth and being. It is not something to fear or try to avoid at every turn, but a simply the cost of happiness. I don’t know how the universe works. I have some idea and a whole lot of...
respect the cost

respect the cost

When you go into something, it is very unusual not to be aware of the cost. Very few people don’t know whatcould happen in their day when they decide to show up. You shouldn’t be surprised that if you work the return counter at a retail outlet that you’re going to...