I Hope You Are Privileged
This Mom Has a Genius Trick!
“I just had to share this because it works so well for us! I’m sure I’m not the only mom who gets tired of hearing their kids ask for every single thing in the grocery store. I say no a lot, but I think it’s just natural for kids to see things and want them.
So, to distract them, I started letting them pick out one can of food for the food bank every time we shop. Any can they want! And guess what? They love it! They think really hard about which can to choose. They carry it to the checkout, hand it to the cashier, and then put it in the food bank bin themselves.
My daughter even likes to tell people what the food bank is and why it matters! We’ve done this for the last 5 grocery trips, and not once have they asked for toys or treats! And the best part? They’re helping others at the same time.
I know this won’t last forever, but if you have a 2 or 4-year-old like me, I highly recommend trying it! Maybe when they get older, I can turn it into a fun game—like, ‘Find a can that starts with the letter C’ or ‘Find a vegetable!’”
— Candice Bell
Credit: The Inspireist
Alvaro Munera
In the middle of a bullfight, matador Álvaro Múnera did something no one expected.
The crowd was roaring, the bull lunged with fury, and Álvaro raised his cape for the final strike. Then—he stopped.
Instead of finishing the fight, he lowered himself to the ground and simply sat. Silence fell over the arena.
Later, he explained: “I no longer saw danger in the horns. I only looked into his eyes. They weren’t filled with rage, but with innocence. He wasn’t attacking—he was pleading for his life. This wasn’t a fight… it was cruelty.”
In that moment, Múnera dropped the sword. He walked away from bullfighting forever.
But his transformation didn’t end there. Álvaro became an outspoken activist against animal cruelty. He spoke in schools, wrote, and joined organizations to defend animals.
He taught that empathy is stronger than tradition, and that true courage is refusing to harm—even when the world expects you to.
Critics called him a traitor to his culture, but he stood firm. Today, his story inspires thousands. The matador who once killed for applause now fights for compassion, showing that one moment of recognition—one glance into another being’s eyes—can change everything.
Superhero Kids
Exiting The Matrix
Quote of the Day
“Employ your time in improving yourself by other men’s writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for.” Socrates – Philosopher (469 – 399 BC)
Quote of the Day
“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” – Thomas A. Edison, Inventor (1847 – 1931)
Do You Prefer To Sweat Or Bleed?
Prediction, Practice, Competence and Professionalism
Apparently there is a saying in some branches of the armed services:
“The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in combat.”
This concept is easily translatable to other areas. It is based on the ability to predict the consequences of actions. The understanding that the first time you do something is a learning experience. That only by doing something over and over do you get really good at it.
Some (most?) people do not get this. They operate on the basis of giving things “a lick and a promise”. If you are not familiar with the phrase, it means, “A cursory effort, for instance at painting or tidying up. It alludes to the perfunctory washing performed by children.”
In software (and probably many other areas as well) there is a caution against it:
“There is never enough time to do it right…
but…
there is always enough time to do it again.”
And therein lies the mark of a true professional. A true professional is one who accurately predicts that in order to obtain a high level of competence he is going to need to devote time to learn, practice and drill the actions of his job. He disciplines himself to continue to practice and hone his skills, learning all he can and drilling the basic actions of his job until those actions are done to an incredibly high level of skill, thereby producing top quality products.
I read some time ago that it takes 10,000 hours of practice to become world class at something. Doesn’t matter if it’s sport (tennis, football, swimming, athletics), arts (singing, painting, acting), or a trade.
Just as an aside, if the thought of doing that in your current profession leaves you down in the mouth or you are only to eager to leave work and forget all about it until the next day, then may I suggest you may be in the wrong profession?
And that opens the door to another very good question that might help someone to work out what their basic purpose is in life and what profession may better suit their talents and personality. For as Confucius is alleged to have said, “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”
If you are going to practice 10,000 hours at something it is optimum to be doing it at something you are talented and enjoy.
So the question is, “What activity would you not mind spending 3 hours a day at for the next few years to become world class at?”
And if spending a few years to become world class at something seems a daunting task, more than one person has opined that “Most people over-estimate what they can get done in a day and under-estimate what they can get done in 5 years.”
And if you would like some more tips on “How To Work Out Your Basic Purpose In Life”, head on over to https://www.tomgrimshaw.com/tomsblog/?p=37862
Quote of the Day
“The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person who is doing it.”
Chinese Proverb