“Wherever you are, make sure you’re there.”— Dan Sullivan “Wherever you go, there you are.”— Buckaroo Banzai One semester when I was in college and in need of electives to fill out my schedule, some friends mentioned they were looking into a class on Buddhism.… Read More
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Coffee and Gratitude
Coffee is essential to my morning routine. Even if I get a good night’s sleep, that first (or third) cup of coffee in the morning is really what sets the tone for my day. And some mornings, if I’m having a hard time waking up… Read More
Dance Like Nobody Is Watching (You Outline)
How changing when, where, and with what you do your work can help you get into the right mindset to get the work done.
Wind Chimes
I haven’t had the heart to take down our wind chimes yet, though they should probably come in for the winter. But they’re a particularly pleasant set of chimes, and I’m predisposed to enjoy music with elements of chance built in. The sounds from the… Read More
Non-Duality (For Writers)
On my flight back from Boston a few weeks back, I was reading my copy of The Mindful Way Through Depression. A man across the aisle from me asked if he could talk to me about my book, and I did something I rarely… Read More
When the best words aren’t the right words
Dena and I have been having a lot of conversations with our daughter about Thankfulness because of the napkins on our kitchen table. Every napkin has a discussion prompt for people at the table, and this one is Sprout’s favorite: It’s her favorite because of… Read More
Current Mental Conditions vs. The Mental Forecast
It was a Saturday morning, and my daughter had been awake for forty-five minutes. By that point she had already peppered me with questions about what family birthdays are in which month, fourteen pieces of Star Wars minutiae, and three requests to look at her… Read More
