Ariane’s Blog
A place to explore, embrace & make change happen
Becoming a Butterfly
"Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly." —Anonymous Think back to the last time you received terrible news or went through a difficult situation—maybe you got fired, experienced a terrible...
The African Dr Phil?
Chris Abani is an amazing human being. He was imprisoned three times by the Nigerian government and was even held on death row after being sentenced to death for treason. Now he is free and spreading a message of hope and inspiration. (And he is funny...
In Jimi's Words
"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace." -- Jimi Hendrix This quote struck me as incredibly wise especially after yesterday’s post on Benjamin Zander’s views of power (do those who you...
Give Them the Power
Benjamin Zander, conductor of the Boston Philharmonic and author (with his wife Rosamund Stone Zander) of The Art of Possibility, has some interesting thoughts on power. While it would be all too easy for a conductor to abuse his position and manage...
The Dash
I was at a funeral early this year and heard the pastor recite a poem called The Dash. He reminded us all that when someone dies the tombstone is inscribed with a date, a dash and then another date. We don’t control the dates, but the dash represents...
IDIA: I Deserve It All
What you feel you deserve has a massive impact on what happens in your life. If you feel you deserve an average relationship, that’s what you will attract. If you feel you deserve money, you are much more likely to create abundance in your life...
An Endangered People Movement?
It’s interesting that there is an "endangered species" movement yet no endangered "people movement " while so many human beings continue to lose their lives in violence around the world. Part of the problem may be that...
