gratitude - Bee Now, soft skills training, coaching, mental health professional, Chengdu, china, foreigner, Advocate for mindfulness. Arya Salehi

28Feb 2017 by aryask@gmail.com

Celebrating what is

It has been said that the test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas at the same time, and still be able to function. For example, one would recognize the absence of hope and still be grateful to be alive. Rather than insist on what should be, one surrenders to a living relationship with what is. There is no glorified “me” to enforce so emotions move freely, and we get to bear witness to nature’s unfolding. Throughout the day, there are chores one must accept and celebrations we get to relish. A life that overflows with vitality tends to net more celebrations, and gratitude is the groovy tune as language tangos with emotion. For example, consider how our attention is colored by “I get to,”…

27Nov 2016 by aryask@gmail.com

Poetics of psychology

gratitude, mindfulness, poetry, psychology, self-awareness

Psychology is the unfolding of the questions we ask ourselves in the underbelly of our own spirit, revealing the raw traits of a human kind, at the interplay of all things magic, in between silence and those fleeting gestures, gently gushing from the pupils. In those moments, I feel most alive.

03Nov 2016 by aryask@gmail.com

You got $10 on your pump

gratitude, leadership, storytelling

I'm driving and realize I'm super low on gas. I pull up to the nearest gas station and see that my wallet is at my house and no cash in my car. After clawing at my self worth and incompetence, I remembered that my card info is in my laptop. So I bring it over to the clerk and tell him the story. The dude listened and says he can't enter it manually. He then says, "go ahead, you got $10 at your pump." At the edge of disbelief and in deep appreciation, we chatted a bit and I learned his story and his work schedule. I figure returning later with $20 is the least I can do.

18Oct 2016 by aryask@gmail.com

You got a a lotta room brah

gratitude, mindfulness, self-awareness, storytelling

Reading a book in my car and a guy is trying to parallel park behind me. dude's got alot of room to work with, like 5 cars length, but after an initial bad lean he struggles to slide in as though its a tight space, so he bumps my car three times in the process. not sure if he knows im in the car, i get get out to examine the challenged fellow. i tell him "you hit me 3 times, you got a lot of room to work with bra," gesturing to the space he has. he gets out, apologizes and asks if there's any damage. i said, "na no worries, but you got a lotta room brah."

22Aug 2016 by aryask@gmail.com

Too lazy to be ungrateful

gratitude