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
Meditation: Sitting with Your Basic Goodness
There is a part of us, in all of us, that worries that we’re not good enough. Not good enough to succeed, to handle the chaos of life, to be loved. It’s the reason we get anxiety and stress — if we’re not good enough, what will happen when everything collapses and we can’t handle it? … Continue reading Meditation: Sitting with Your Basic Goodness
#101: A Course in Miracles Lesson 189
Today we meditate. Lesson 189 a course in miracles (1976) Simply do this: Be still, and lay aside all thoughts of what you are and what God is; all concepts you have learned about the world; all images you hold about yourself. Empty your mind of everything it thinks is either true or false, or … Continue reading #101: A Course in Miracles Lesson 189
#99: May You Dance in Beauty
Read this meditation slowly and with peace in your heart. Stop at words and moments that catch your attention. Give in to the pause. Give in to the feelings this meditation evokes. May You Dance in Beauty circle wisdom sedonia cahill I invite you to enter for a moment into Sacred Time and Space, into … Continue reading #99: May You Dance in Beauty
#23: Silence
When the then-Cardinal Bergoglio wore the white vestments for the first time, and came out to a world waiting for their new Pope, the first thing he asked was SILENCE. And then he bowed down and prayed quietly. This silence that marked the beginning of Pope Francis' papacy wasn't just for show. It is the … Continue reading #23: Silence
Things Every Man Should Own
Many sites have created lists of things “every man should own”, coincidentally around the holiday shopping season. A reader suggested I create a Zen Habits version of this list. This list is definitive. 1. Pen and notebook. For jotting down life lessons, and starting a novel. 2. A library card. To read the Tao Te … Continue reading Things Every Man Should Own
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