The only possible way I could have had my unique set of experiences is by living my life as it is, and that means dying when I die.” —Max Edwards, March 19, 2016 Max Edwards was 16 years old when he died from terminal cancer. A week before his death, Edwards wrote about accepting his prognosis […]
The meditative routine
Chop wood. Carry water.” —Unknown Every time you start to feel a little anxious, just put your head down and get to work.” —Janelle Belgrave One of the things I find fascinating about work that I love is that my love and enjoyment doesn’t cancel out the tedium in the task. Editing can include painstaking attention […]
Simplify: Heart First
“Just look through the microscope.” It’s a phrase based on now-mythic stories about Galileo’s unsuccessful debates with the religious leaders and church-governed philosophers of his time who, he said, refused to look at the natural world’s evidence because of their presuppositions about it. Particularly in times of stress and conflict, one of a leader’s most important skills is the ability to simplify, […]
Reader Review #04
Posts tagged “Reader Review” include a few top articles from my weekly reading. Their topics may vary, but their quality and provocation quotient won’t. Enjoy. When spirituality gets corporatized: The commercial dharma Tricycle Mag: Protesters crash Google talk on corporate mindfulness at Wisdom 2.0 conference (Alex Caring-Lobel) Alex’ sharp critique of corporate spirituality—Buddhist-ish instruction of mindfulness to […]