You know Liz Gilbert from her book Eat, Love, Pray. You may know her from her wonderful TED talk about genius & how we ruin it (check it here.) Here’s a new way to get to know her: She writes a wonderful piece in The Atlantic (published a couple of days ago, here) celebrating her…
According to this National Geographic interactive map, it would change things. A lot. Now, look for your house. http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2013/09/rising-seas/if-ice-melted-map
Baba Ram Dass keeps weaving in & out of my life, ever since I found Be Here Now when I was at university, at a lecture/teaching in Eugene, Oregon in the years just before his stroke, and lately, as I’ve been around folks who are facing death & dying. His approach offers a place to…
This is drawn from Derek Sivers’ website, with permission: If you’ve learned a lot about leadership and making a movement, then let’s watch a movement (click on the video below) happen, start to finish, in under 3 minutes, and dissect some lessons: A leader needs the guts to stand alone and look ridiculous. But what…
i thank you god for most this amazing day:for the leaping greenly spirits of trees and a blue true dream of sky; and for everything which is natural which is infinite which is yes (i who have died am alive again today, and this is the sun’s birthday; this is the birth day of life…
If there is to be peace in the world, There must be peace in the nations. If there is to be peace in the nations, There must be peace in the cities. If there is to be peace in the cities, There must be peace between neighbors. If there is to be peace between neighbors,…
This is a little story from the Wake Up Project,that my friend Elaine passed on to me & you. What would you have done? Jessica Eaves from Guthrie, Oklahoma (USA) recently had her wallet stolen by a man while she was grocery shopping. Most people in that situation would immediately get the authorities involved, but…
My good friend Mary Wondra lives near the village on Lopez Island, and has a keen eye for the subtle & the sublime. She posted this little observation about how the inside of what makes it autumn sometimes shows on the outside: Had a lovely Lopez moment this morning. Sitting on the porch with my…
This is one of the more influential TED talks I’ve seen, with more people responding to it when I’ve posted it than any other. Brené Brown studies human connection — our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a…
Have you ever tried to not watch the the news? The people who tell me that if I don’t have a television I’m missing a lot. I think they are. – Brother Ian
There. Told you what this is about….here’s the deal: I promise you will look at the rest of the day & the things you say differently, after you digest this little rendering of a seemingly counter-intuitive thought. Check it:
The morning, most days, is so beautiful that it’s really a good thing that it fades into the clear day….otherwise we wouldn’t get anything done! The morning’s colours fade, easily & gently, into that special place in our hearts where the embers warm us, through the morning hours & the rest of the day. Robert…
“If you know you don’t understand, you truly understand….” Here’s a little dose of Alan Watts for your morning:
Check this out – I’m pretty sure you’ll be amazed at the power of the planet when you see the ice fall away in Antarctica in this short, well put together piece – check it out!