To begin the journey you must first take a step.

It seems simple enough but what if you did not know what that step was? What if you did not even know what that step looked like? Worst, what if you simply had no understanding of what it meant to take a step at all? If you came by this page then you must have seen the quote that is attributed to The Buddha. I will spare you a repeat but if you have not read it it is very important. Our motivation for why we do things is important and we must trust ourselves to make the right choices. I have included two videos that speak of the Buddha’s life and teachings. All I ask is that you lay down your scrutiny long enough to understand the message.

I am a brat when it comes to customer service and getting what I paid for. I have slain many a low-income workers for their poor performance and inadequate service. It’s not my policy to get anything for free but I want the expectation was set.

I got an iPhone 4. I am not paying 300 for a phone so I let them go out of date a couple of months and the price drops in half usually. After about two weeks I noticed that in meetings I would get calls but I would not hear my phone ring. A few quick steps made me realize the vibration device in the phone was defective. “Dammit!! I just bought this thing. Why can’t anything be what it is supposed to be.” I was ready. I had my berating speech ready for the innocent clerk knowing I would get a new phone but totally frustrated that I had to deal with it.

Life got in the way.

Weeks went by and I kept the stew going but never made it to the store to empty my pot. I realized having my phone completely off gave me a chance to focus more on what was right in front of me. Now, that doesn’t mean I still don’t spend too much time with it planted in my face. I just did not divide so much of my time when others needed it more than my phone did. Wasn’t everything I thought it should be, but it was everything it needed to be.

The Buddha Part 1

The Buddha Part 2