As educators, to make school relevant, we need to practically connect every subject to the daily lives of students. I once substituted for a AP Physics class. Physics is a science dealing with energy, force, motion, and matter. I asked, "what are emotions?" After different responses, I explained that the etymology of the word emotions … Continue reading The physics class: thoughts and emotions
Author: Dr. Ikenna Q. Ezealah
Ikenna Q Ezealah is a writer, philosopher, and educator whose themes embrace human-spiritual development.
About leadership
In all the talk of leadership, we overemphasize the big things. And yet, it is only from the small that the great arises. When we are drying our hands in the restroom, do we also pick the paper towels near the trash left by others? When we pass a sullied stall, do we take the … Continue reading About leadership
Knowledge and experience
Real knowledge can never be transmitted or taught, but must be personally experienced. Imagine if I return from Cape Verde and try conveying my experiences. No matter how elaborate and enthusiastic my descriptions are, I cannot transfer the actual experience to you. As it is a living imprint in my soul, all you have are … Continue reading Knowledge and experience
Quietness and Silence
The terms quietness and silence are used interchangeably, but are distinct concepts. Let me explain. Quietness is the reduction of sound Silence is focused attunement First, everything is energy. Energy always vibrates at a frequency, and frequency always produces sound, so everything produces sound. Thus, sound can never be eliminated, only reduced. As the range … Continue reading Quietness and Silence
Reducing the volume
Let us examine daily experiences to identify the operating principles. Imagine you are listening to a favorite song while driving somewhere, when suddenly you make a wrong turn. You are now in unfamiliar territory. What do we do? Immediately we tense up and straighten our posture! The song momentarily loses its appeal. Then, we do … Continue reading Reducing the volume
The law of movement
Have you noticed? No matter how great the goal is that we strive for, once we achieve it there is an initial feeling of euphoria. Soon after, this feeling starts fading and slowly gives way to a sensation of emptiness. The sheen of the recent success quickly loses its luster, and we are urged from … Continue reading The law of movement
“I deserve….!”
I deserve better! I deserve (insert any wish)! Today, we have become so complacent in our thinking that we do not take the trouble to make a just self-examination, which would cause us to deemphasize “deserve” and instead emphasize “earn”. So, instead of the declarative statement, “I deserve…”, it becomes a question, “how can I … Continue reading “I deserve….!”
The road to knowledge
No matter how many inspirational books or posts we read, we do not have the knowledge itself. Only information can be learned and transferred, not knowledge. The latter must be experienced. Information becomes knowledge only when it is mastered through action. Only when we apply something, see it in our life, and we are able … Continue reading The road to knowledge
The soul as standard-bearer of company culture
Company culture. You often hear these words, but its deeper essence is not really understood. To clarify the concept, we must ask: How does the inner process of the human soul set the standard for what is experienced as “company culture”? Inner process is the key to this question. But what is it? To explain this, … Continue reading The soul as standard-bearer of company culture
Thoughts as eyes
The eyes do not see; they only transmit and absorb light to and from the brain. The brain then organizes the frequencies of light into an image that is then "seen". But just like a person uses a computer to form software, so does the soul use the workshop of the brain to aggregate frequencies … Continue reading Thoughts as eyes
