She started working on having more balance because her life was a mess. It helps me when people admit challenges, and give the nitty gritty details on how they turned this around.
One of the main practices for Feb is the Metta meditation. It occurred to me that this practice imitates positive evolution of the self. You first send the love to yourself – without this, you can’t really give much love to anyone or anything. OK maybe pets are the exception – those unconditional receivers… Then you send the blessing to loved ones. Then… heh heh, you send Metta to those pesky people who well, probably are your teachers. (That third step will be covered in the next blog.)
Book Review-Two Books with the Same Title How lucky can a healthy wealth geek get? Two books with the same title: Happy Money. Both are good – One deals with the science of happier spending and one to the good energy and attitude that creates peace with money. 1) Happy Money: The Science of Happier…
Book review, So Good they can’t Forget You. Cal Newport presents a new paradigm for career success, and busts the “follow your passion” myth.
Book Review: Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World, By Cal Newport, 2016 photo Dustin Lee, Unspash Recently reading Cal Newport’s recent book, Digital Minimalism, I followed up by reading his previous book, Deep Work. How much time do you spend at work? I not only spend a large percentage of the…
Book Review: Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World, by Cal Newport, 2019 As I was walking out of the rec center today after a morning swim, I observed a dad and his two kids walking in. The first kid was running ahead of his kin, looking very excited. Second kiddo was…
The June 2019 Too Many Books Review photo Lacie Slezak, Unsplash I’m glad to know the old earth library shows no sign of slowing down on book creation. I can’t keep up with it! And it’s bad Feng Shui to have a big pile at the bedside – yeah, I read that somewhere… Anywho, here…
Book Review: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life, By Mark Manson This book starts out with a bang and doesn’t stop. For the soul savvy crew, it’s going to be loved for its humor alongside its mega truths, both given in ample doses. One problem…
Review – Beyond the Messy Truth: How We Came Apart * How We Come Together, Van Jones The recent Sounds True virtual summit, “Waking up in the World: Heal our Hearts, Cultivate Courage, Inspire Action”, was tremendous. I only caught a few talks, one of which was Van Jones (VJ), “Breaking out of your Resistance…