→ March 17, 2010
These days, the prevailing theme of my life is best expressed by the mystical poet Rumi: “Don’t throw seeds at sand.” I’m training myself to invest energy where it’s most profitable and joyful, and not to waste my precious time (or anyone else’s) on projects / pursuits / patterns that suck balls. I have no [...]
→ February 14, 2010
Gala Darling — one of my all-time favorite bloggers – recently launched a “Radical Self-Love” campaign. In today’s Valentine’s Day post, she includes the following TED Talk with Eve Ensler, creator of The Vagina Monologues. Ms. Ensler’s TED Talk is 21 minutes and 11 seconds of pure illumination. I literally wept. Watch it now. So, what next? [...]
→ February 10, 2010
It’s easy to get jaded. It’s difficult to trust. But a lot of people — people you know very well, people you barely know at all — want to help you. Why? People like being helpful. It makes them feel happy and useful. Your boss wants to help you develop your professional skills. Your mom [...]
→ January 29, 2010
I recently added a Daily Literary Quote widget to my iGoogle homepage, as you do. Literary quotes are like horoscopes — they might not be true, they might not make sense, but sometimes they resonate in a way that truthful, sensible statements simply cannot. Here are some of the quotes that are currently making me [...]
