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A hunger for acts that remind us of what it means to be human…
Harvard Business Review Blog Network: It’s More Important To Be Kind Than Clever “…It was a small act of kindness that would not normally make headlines…it’s a little story that offers big lessons…The...
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Human
A former colleague of mine send this email to me last night: Dave: “I wanted to pass this story along about the Red Cross. I will donate to them after seeing them in action. They have been blanketing...
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How to be interesting
Jessica Hagy’s new book was published this month. It is titled “How to Be Interesting. (In 10 Simple Steps).” The Lady is genius. Here are two examples: And here’s the second: Source: Thank you...
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Good Morning Grumpy
I can’t say that I execute every day, but I do believe this. Yes I do. Good Morning! Source: swiss-miss
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What I regret most in my life are failures of…
READ THIS. You will not be disappointed. It started my day off on the right foot. From George Saunders’ 2013 “Advice to Graduates” commencement speech @ Syracuse University: “…Now, one useful thing...
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10 Secrets of Science For Achieving Bliss (and my take)
Lori, my Zen Master and a bubbling brook of knowledge and wisdom, shared this FastCompany article titled: 10 Simple Science Backed Ways to Be Happier Today. I reflected on it for a few days. Here’s my...
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Sunday Morning: You Have to Maintain What You Love
“The Horsemen: The traditional ‘Rounding of the Mares’ has been with the Almonte horsemen for generations. Over a thousand horses are driven across the plains and through the towns of rural Spain....
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Note from a Follower. And a Friend.
Most of you reading this post are WordPress followers. I’m sure that you, like me, often wonder who the human being is behind the curtain for certain members of your comment “community.” Sonia is one...
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Red Balloons + Kindness =
Yes, it’s a commercial. But what is it with this time of the year, Red Balloons and a bit of kindness? You can’t help but be warmed by the faces in this ad…
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Foliage
What’s with the mustache? (Silence) Have you ever shaved it off? (Pause) No. How long have you had it? (Pause) It’s older than you are. Really? (Silence) Why don’t you shave it off? (Silence) So. Why...
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Driving. To Exit 9.
It’s Wednesday evening. I’m on my commute home from work. Traffic is flowing on I-95 North. A school of fish gliding down a rapid current. He drips into consciousness at Exit 5. There are three words...
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Sunday Morning: Jonny + Xena. Moved.
There’s not much to say here except WATCH. Thank you Julie.
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Gate A-4
Gate A-4 By Naomi Shihab Nye: Wandering around the Albuquerque Airport Terminal, after learning my flight had been delayed four hours, I heard an announcement: “If anyone in the vicinity of Gate A-4...
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No stopping it now
I once read of a climber who, while clinging to the face of a climb thousands of feet above an alpine valley, said he could feel the earth turn under his hands. And I have read that a person with...
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Simple care and simple caring
“I (Dr. Bob Flaherty) was involved with starting the medical clinic about 15 years ago to provide health care for Bozeman’s low-income individuals and families. It keeps a lot of people out of the ER...
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Goose Bumps are Awe-some
‘Why Do We Experience Awe?’ by Paul Piff and Dacher Kelner: …We humans can get goose bumps when we experience awe, that often-positive feeling of being in the presence of something vast that...
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feed him for three days before asking who he is
The Arabs used to say, When a stranger appears at your door, feed him for three days before asking who he is, where he’s come from, where he’s headed. That way, he’ll have strength enough to answer....
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It happened on Christmas Eve, 48 years ago.
It happened on Christmas Eve, 48 years ago. Three men took turns reading from the first 10 verses of the Book of Genesis. They were nearly 250,000 miles away from Bethlehem, but since it was the night...
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