Tag: Subtle

My life has been a true testament to the words of Apostle Paul above. And like the prodigal son, I sometimes, along the long and windy path of my life, often, take a moment to, reflect and retrace my step in order to find myself and learn from my mistakes. And no area of my life is this truer tha...

Being an awkward teen forced me to take a keen interest in human behaviour. People are quick to make snap judgements, and this is something we can take advantage of to strengthen our connections. A little extra awareness will change your life: 1. Emotional control. If you are quick to re...

What is it that makes focus so elusive at times? Whether you’re sitting at your desk, trying to tackle a project, or attending an important meeting, maintaining focus can be a real challenge. We’ve all experienced moments when our concentration starts to drift, leading to missed detai...

I was certainly awkward in my teens and twenties. I am still often awkward. But I’ve also learned a ton about what makes for powerful non-verbal communication. I’m a human behaviour nerd (because I was shy and needed to improve at it). I learned that body language both reflects ...

Recently, I had the hardest time saying no to a social outing even though I wanted to. Up until the point where I eventually declined, I felt myself wavering, trying to reason with myself and justify my reasons with examples of why I felt like I couldn’t go. Did this process make it easier ...

What is it that makes focus so elusive at times? Whether you’re sitting at your desk, trying to tackle a project, or attending an important meeting, maintaining focus can be a real challenge. We’ve all experienced moments when our concentration starts to drift, leading to missed detai...

The last few months have been non-stop. Hard training, hard work, moving, and constant traveling —all the time. I’ve been on the road nearly every week for the last 4 months, either training, spending time with my girlfriend, teaching a seminar, competing, or a mixture of all of these...

Life-changing advice has one problem. It can change your life both ways — good and bad. Many people want to give you their opinion, but most are full of shit. I’ve listened to a bunch of nonsense. “Go into this career, it’s the best.” “I’ve cha...

NO is a word in our English language that in my opinion holds an unfair negative connotation. People generally associate NO with something that they either cannot have, or something that they cannot do. While this can be the case most of the time, there can be a positive power in the word NO. In thi...

Soft blurs and color gradients are perfect digital design elements. Add them to a static elements, and they will render the elements appearing to be floating or moving instantaneously. A soft blur and a color gradient can be used within the same element, or on multiple different elements forming ...

Origins and Historical Significance Throughout history, various cultures and traditions have acknowledged the existence of subtle energy in different forms. Ancient civilizations, such as the Chinese with their concept of Qi and the Indian tradition of Prana, recognized the vital force that flows...

The idea of subtle energy challenges the conventional understanding of energy and raises new problems. It is a non-physical source of energy that is often characterized as being less obvious and more ephemeral than conventional forms of energy. It is believed that this energy exists on a level th...

When my little sister was in high school, she started dating a classmate who was black. Over dinner, our Korean mother voiced her concerns over his race. “How do we know he’s not a criminal?” Horrified, my sister and I looked at each other with dropped jaws. Was our mother makin...

Have you ever looked up at the night sky to behold the beauty of a crescent Moon and observed the faintly lit part of the rest of the surface of the Moon? Well, that is due to the effect of Earthshine. It happens when light from the Sun is reflected off to the surface of the Moon from E...

I had a great childhood, but I was quick to anger and would often throw tantrums. This reactivity manifested as fidgety overthinking and anxiety in later life. It took years for me to see the connection between being overly reactive and quick to judge, and the distress I’d feel as a resu...

I struggled to be what people call ‘authentic’ for a long time because I didn’t know who I was, nor did I often trust who I was. I was in my head, second-guessing my decisions and behaviours. This came across as a little awkward, and sometimes I’d force things, so I came o...

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that has historically been mainly diagnosed in childhood and predominately in white males. As much of the research is predominately based on white boys, this has meant that many adult women have gone their entire lives undiag...

Some may look back on their early years with fond memories of family and friends, neighborhood block parties, and feeling safe and secure in your own bed at night. For others, we grew up living in survival mode where flight or fight became the norm. We may have learned to sleep with one eye open and...

Have you ever looked up at the night sky to behold the beauty of a crescent Moon and observed the faintly lit part of the rest of the surface of the Moon? Well, that is due to the effect of Earthshine. It happens when light from the Sun is reflected off to the surface of the Moon from E...