i. The person waiting inside me

When creating an ofrenda (Day of the Dead altar), you can include items like: marigolds (cempasúchil), candles, sugar skulls, pan de muerto (Day of the Dead bread), a glass of water, family photos, papel picado (colorful tissue paper), incense, personal items of the deceased, and traditional Mexican food; all of which symbolize guiding the spirits... See more

“Humans don’t mind hardship, in fact they thrive on it; what they mind is not feeling necessary. Modern society has perfected the art of making people not feel necessary. It's time for that to end.”

In the end, UCLA avenged its loss to LSU and learned some valuable lessons about what it’s capable of. “You can’t give a team confidence,” said Close. “You have to put them in situations where they can learn to conquer hard things and earn the confidence that they want, and they’ve done that.”

Experience is not what happens to a man; it is what a man does with what happens to him.

Aldous Huxley, Texts and Pretexts: An Anthology With Commentaries

Plan to work out at least three days a week with two active rest days for three to six months, she said. Focus on cardiovascular endurance, building muscle mass and stability in your core, hips and shoulders. Aim to increase your level of effort slowly — 5 to 10 percent each month.

Once you have a foundation of strength and stability, you can begin... See more

the pain of where you are has to be greater than the pain it will take to change. You want the pain of discipline or the pain of regret?”

Richard Feynman on passion, curiosity, and living fully:

“Fall in love with some activity, and do it! Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it doesn’t matter. Explore the world. Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough. Work as hard and as much as you want to on the things you like to do the best. Don’t... See more