Superficiality, Ignorance & Personal Growth
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema I felt like an idiot a couple decades ago; I was attending a…
Appeasement Or Chutzpah?
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema What is the best way to engage when trying to get someone to…
The Knowledge Play On Fear & Anger
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema Anger is a result of ongoing fear. We fear what we do not…
Focus X Flexibility
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema Most of the technological developments aim to make our lives easier, or even…
Leave It Alone
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema Like a steak on the grill that erroneously we keep poking and moving…
Citizens & Customers | Navigating Small Crisis
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema I had my share fighting city hall, and yes, one can fight city…
Our Gut, Our Inner Eye
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema Our gut is most powerful natural weapon we have and so many times…
Battles | Engage Or Avoid
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema Every encounter in our lives (especially the unpleasant ones) adds knowledge to self.…
What Are You Made Of?
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema Adversity builds personality. Some of us are strong minded, others cannot sell their…
Silence Tactics
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema Have you ever met someone that speaks so slow it seem like they…
I Do Not Like Changes
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema In past generations, the changes occurring in our daily lives had a structural…
Achilles Heel Under The Spotlight
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema After a few decades on this Earth, most of us had the opportunity…
Building Blocks | Developing An Individual | Life’s Gray
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema Our values allow us to distinguish right from wrong. But as we grow…
How Much Is Your Word Worth?
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema Political correctness running American society today resembles a train without brakes; we keep…
Will The Successful Life Lessons Learned & Used By Past Generations Be Of Any Use For Today’s Youth
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema Working for retirement; many people did, others are still trying. Some retirees clipped…
The Split
Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema They were quiet for years No children Barbeque on Sundays She shopped for antiques He talked on…
Tangibles & Intangibles | The Intricacy Of Marriage | Part #2
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema Every marriage is unique, as the function of the institution is to bring…
Returning To Self After A Loss
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The Power Within
mind plots body executes seasonal harvest life’s tally * Comments from Life Coaching by Carioca Da Gema The mind gives us power that…
Thoughts At Dawn
Mind wanders into unpleasantries Through the window shades Blissful beams of light call a toast to life Simple choice to make Copyright© Edge of…
The Mechanics Of Despair
Catastrophe barges in Suffering Quickly muzzled by Survival Man’s rescue mode Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2020 H I R E A …
Consumed
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Unwinding the Yarn
Nibbling On Asian History & Philosophy Series Source: The Essential Tao An Initiation into the Heart of Taoism through the Authentic Tao Te Ching…
Push The Boulder Until It Moves………………. Then Keep Pushing
Nibbling On Asian History & Philosophy Series Source: The Japanese Samurai Code Classic Strategies For Success By: Boye Lafayette De Mente Tuttle Publishing …
New Start
Nibbling On Asian History & Philosophy Series Source: Budo Secrets Teachings of Martial Arts Masters John Stevens River “This world’s dust and dirt…
The Jungle
Nibbling On Asian History & Philosophy Series Source: KI In Daily Life By: Koichi Tohei “Do not give in to your surroundings. The…
Refresh
Nibbling On Asian History & Philosophy Series Source: Tao The Watercourse Way By: Alan Watts With the collaboration of Al Chung- Liang Huang …
Sowing Seeds
Nibbling On Asian History & Philosophy Series Source: Mystics and Zen Masters By: Thomas Merton Excerpt “Whatever is cultivated rightly, will surely grow.…
Polishing the Stone
Nibbling On Asian History & Philosophy Series Source: Mind Power Secret Strategies for the Martial Arts Achieving power by Understanding the Inner Workings of…
Mettle
Nibbling On Asian History & Philosophy Series Source: Samurai Wisdom Lessons From Japan’s Warrior Culture Five Classic Texts On Bushido Translated By: Thomas Cleary…
The Performance
Nibbling On Asian History & Philosophy Series Source: The Awakening of Zen By: Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki “Oh! ancient pond! A frog leaps in,…
Chasing Butterflies
Nibbling On Asian History & Philosophy Series Source: Shopping For Buddhas By: Jeff Greenwald ” Human desires are endless. It is like the…
The Tornado Inside Our Head
Nibbling On Asian History & Philosophy Series Source: When Buddhists Attack The Curious Relationship Between Zen And The Martial Arts By: Jeffery K. Mann…
Floating
Nibbling On Asian History & Philosophy Series Source: Tao Te Ching Lao Tzu Zen Teachings on the Taoist Classic Takuan Soho Translated by Thomas…
Away From It All
Nibbling On Asian History & Philosophy Series Source: Four Huts Asian Writings on the Simple Life Translated by Burton Watson QUIET DAYS ON MOUNT…
The Many Facets Of Fear
Written by: Life Coach Carioca Da Gema Fear is an emotional natural response. It tells the self that adversity is on the way. We…
Society, Government & The Health Care System In The US
Written by: Life Coach Carioca Da Gema In its infancy, societies are created by collective ideals and wants. Since the caveman, we have done…
Feast On The Moment
Nibbling On Asian History & Philosophy Series Source: Zen And Japanese Culture By: Daisetz T. Suzuki “The pine tree lives for a thousand…
Slice and Dice | Just A Bit
Nibbling On Asian History & Philosophy Series Source: Budo Mind and Body Training Secrets of the Japanese Martial Arts By: Nicklaus Suino “Perceiving…
Menstrual Cycles | I Do Not Want Them!
Written by: Life Coach Carioca Da Gema Teenage girls maybe taking pharmaceuticals in the effort to minimize the experience of having their periods.…
Long Live The Books | The Disappearing Bookstores
Written by: Life Coach Carioca Da Gema My quiet time in the bookstore, where did it go? In 2004 there were 38,539 bookstores in…
Squeeze The Sponge
Nibbling On Asian History & Philosophy Series Source: Tao Of Jeet Kune Do By Bruce Lee ” Sharpen the psychic power of seeing…
Family | The Good & The Bad
Written by: Life Coach Carioca Da Gema The Family We Are Born Into Family can be beneficial or disastrous for one’s well being. Without…
Family | Our Public & Private Lives
Written by: Life Coach Carioca Da Gema Public exposure can make a small problem into a catastrophic one. The reality of our family life…
Family | More Members, More Problems
Written by: Life Coach Carioca Da Gema There are many families known by their tribulations. But are their struggles any different than the ones…
Fear | Lacking By The Youngsters & Considered By The Elders
Written by: Life Coach Carioca Da Gema The neighborhood daredevils gather at the end of the cul-de-sac every evening. Lacking any fear or concern…
Get Angry!
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema We are told to control ourselves and suppress our anger, but too many…
Zazen
Nibbling On Asian History & Philosophy Series Source: The Wholehearted Way A Translation of Eihei Dogan’s Bendowa Translated by Shohaku Okumura and Taigen Daniel…
Chasing After The Prize
Nibbling On Asian History & Philosophy Series Source: Zen Keys By: Thich Nhat Hanh (Excerpt) ” The giant bird has gone thousands of…
“You Don’t Know Me!” | The Knowledge We Think We Have
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema There are people in our lives that we claim to know, some since…
“Win At All Cost”
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema Society accepts and even reveres ‘the win at all cost’ mentality as being…
Reality | Where Do I Find It?
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema Is the reality in our thoughts truer than the ones existing out of…
Kindness
Nibbling On Asian History & Philosophy Series Source: Eihei Dogen Mystical Realist The Classic Introduction To Dogen’s Life And Teaching By: Hee-Jin Kim (Excerpt)…
Creative Analysis & Keep Going Until Drop
Nibbling On Asian History & Philosophy Series Source: Samurai Strategies 42 Martial Secrets From Musashi’s Book Of Five Rings By: Boye Lafayette De Mente…
Slowly Cooking The Soup
Nibbling On Asian History & Philosophy Series Source: The Taoist Classics The Collected Translations of Thomas Cleary Volume Two The Book of Balance and…
The Blame Game & My Head On A Stick
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema “Who did it?” Heads rolling for something gone wrong whether purposely done or…
Is It All The Same?
Nibbling On Asian History & Philosophy Series Source: The Guiding Light of Lao Tzu By Henry Wei Says Lao Tzu: “Misfortune is what…
Relics From Fought Battles
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema The most important lesson one can learn from battling is to avoid it…
Survival
Nibbling On Asian History & Philosophy Series Source: Zen Lessons The Art of Leadership Translated By Thomas Cleary 58. Adaptation Zhantang said: (Excerpt)…
Tired Of Trying?
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema It is okay to fail, but one should not keep playing the same…
Humans | The Fight For Life & The Inevitability Of Death
Written by: Life Coach Carioca Da Gema The only absolute in life, for every living thing on this planet is death. Suicide rates are…
The Pace Of Our Lives
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema “Mr. President, you have a meeting in 6 minutes.” Is every minute of…
Consideration
Nibbling On Asian History & Philosophy Series Source: Not Always So Practicing The True Spirit Of Zen Shunryu Suzuki ” Instead of respecting…
Toxic Wasteland
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Flat Lake
Nibbling On Asian History & Philosophy Series Source: The Essential Teachings Of Zen Master Hakuin (1686-1769) Translated By Norman Waddell “If you want…
TIME | Vanishing Time
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How Societies (Past & Present) Evoke Mental Illness To Obtain Control
Written by: Life Coach Carioca Da Gema In the race to control its citizens, past societies used the same strategies applied by individuals with…
Fulfillment Is Found Within Oneself
Nibbling On Asian History & Philosophy Series Source: Ruling Your World Ancient Strategies For Modern Life By: Sakyong Mipham “Moving through our life with…
Wisdom | A Life Long Search
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Ride Life’s Encounters
Nibbling On Asian History & Philosophy Series Source: How To Raise An Ox Zen Practice as Taught in Master Dogen’s Shobogenzo By Francis Dojun…
Are Humans Reasonable?
Written by: Life Coach Carioca Da Gema ‘Reason’ separates the human race from all other species and yet our lives are flooded with components…
The Role Of Individualism In Government Control
Written by: Life Coach Carioca Da Gema Primitive societies were constructed by people with the same value system and mostly ruled by religious beliefs.…
Lifetime Of Chasing The Sweetness & Tasting The Bitterness
Nibbling On Asian History & Philosophy Series Source: The Zen Teaching Of Huang Po Translated By John Blofeld “Its strength once spent, the…
Freedom | A Summit Too Hard To Reach
Written by: Life Coach Carioca Da Gema The relationship between man and land is very simple. Man will work the land and land will…
Holding On To Individuality
Nibbling On Asian History & Philosophy Series Source: Courage The Joy Of Living Dangerously By: Osho The Politics Of Numbers “In a society,…
Perspective From The Other Side
Nibbling On Asian History & Philosophy Series Source: The Book Of Five Rings Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645) Translated By Thomas Cleary Becoming The Opponent…
Exploiting Memories Of Hard Times
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema “He comes from nothing” We all have heard this phrase multiple times and…
Is The Grouping In American Society Bringing Us Further Apart?
Written by: Life Coach Carioca Da Gema Americans are socially lost in a web of identification. Often people are labeled and consequently split into…
The Silent Beauty Of Knowing
Nibbling On Asian History & Philosophy Series Source: Tao Te Ching An – All New Translation By Lao Tzu Translated by William Scott Wilson…
Entertainment | Our Attention Through The Years | Delivery Devices & Content
Written by: Life Coach Carioca Da Gema I remember watching ants moving the leaves from a tree across the patio floor. We were vacationing at…
American Workers Are Stressed & Dead-Tired
Written by: Life Coach Carioca Da Gema How is it that a person can be promoted to management and end up making less money…
The Exit
Nibbling On Asian History & Philosophy Series Source: The Art Of Strategy A New Translation of Sun Tzu’s Classic The Art of War By…
Human Nature, Free Will & The Person We Become
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema “People don’t change!” or “People change!” Constantly tussling with our identities, most…
The Food We Eat | Salmon
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema Loaded with good nutrition, Salmon is easy to prepare and an economical way…
Femininity | A Lost Weapon
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema Women have fought for their place under the sun since Eve talked Adam…
Choosing A Mate | Compatibility
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema Most people that hope to engage in a real relationship have a goal…
Are You Trying To Size Me Up?
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema “What do you do?” Asks the woman sitting next to us, at one…
Choosing A Mate | Sex With The Opposite Minded
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema Do opposites really attract or would someone like-minded be a better choice? Sex…
Messy Garage?
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema You are not alone if your garage resembles a dumping ground. 25%…
Appearances
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema Searching through a slew of quotations about appearances and a person’s true nature,…
Measuring Satisfaction | Is Less Worth More?
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema What gives you more satisfaction eating a piece of cake or the whole…
Can Competition Be A Bad Thing?
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema “I raced out off the birth canal ahead of my twin sister…
Daily Lies
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema Truth is crucial for our lives to remain real. It is the solid…
Dishwashing Wars
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema A domestic argument regarding loading a dishwasher happens in 40% of the kitchens…