by Eric Santillan Happiness and peace comes from doing the things you love to do. We all know that. But not everyone has the privilege of doing it. The things we have to do have a nasty way of catching up and taking over our lives and eating up not just our time and energy, … Continue reading The Things You Have to Do To Do the Things You Love to Do
On Love
I have a friend who described himself as the “ultimate bachelor”–apathetic, swinging, selfish prick (his own words, not mine!). He got a girl pregnant at a young age. He told me how much he changed since their baby was born. Before that, he would only think about basketball shoes, and his car, and how he … Continue reading On Love
Going Slow in the Age of Fast
We just take for granted that everything is happening fast now. Everyone talks about faster, more efficient, better ways of doing things like it’s supposed to be the most important thing in the world. I should know. My work has to do with making companies more efficient. Premium is placed on the efficient, the effective, … Continue reading Going Slow in the Age of Fast
Mustard Seed
It is the nature of man to be naturally drawn to the best, the biggest, the brightest, the most beautiful or handsome, the fairest, the most popular. That is why show business is one of the most lucrative businesses around. And yet one of the more popular stories in the Gospels is the parable of … Continue reading Mustard Seed
The One I Will Become Will Catch Me
“Let me fall, if I must fallThe one I will become will catch me.” Baal Shem Tov Transitions are quite shitty, messy affairs. The unknown is really scary. The familiar—even if it is death-dealing, even if we know it no longer fits us, even if we know we can no longer stomach it—is sometimes a … Continue reading The One I Will Become Will Catch Me
You Know Better Than I
I fell in love with this song the moment I heard it. And when we had lunch with Gary V several years ago and he mentioned that this was one of his favorite songs as well (and we asked him to sing it to us), I fell in love with it again. I think Gary sang this song in the wedding of Mike and Ange, two friends of mine. I don’t know if he got to do his own version in an album though.
Discernment is Finding God in All Things
I know that we've talked about discernment as making spiritual (i.e. prayer-led) decisions in your life. I'd like us to take a step back and reflect on a more inclusive-and basic and foundational-- understanding of discernment. Discernment is not just about making particular life-changing decisions in our lives. Discernment is about choosing God, despite the … Continue reading Discernment is Finding God in All Things
Tips on Practical Spirituality (Part 2)
Here's Part 1: Tips on Practical Spirituality I Spirituality is having the belief that there is a power greater than oneself; that there are things outside one's control. It is living life in a deeper, more profound way, having a deep sense of life's 'truths'. For some, religion plays a deep role in their spirituality. … Continue reading Tips on Practical Spirituality (Part 2)
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