“ Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in while, or the light won't come in.” ~ Alan Alda Have you made any assumptions lately? How did they turn out? Why do we have to be careful with them? Assumptions are tricky, one size does not fit all. You [...]
“ Some days are yellow, some days are blue. On different days I'm different too...” ~ Dr. Seuss How much do your days vary? Is one day ever truly the same as another? Do they have a certain sound, feeling, or color? It's remarkable just how much one day can be so different [...]
“ Even in the mud and scum of things, something always, always sings.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Do you ever change your mind at the last minute? Sometimes switch gears and change direction? Make a snap decision and go with plan B? I had a lengthy newsletter that I started yesterday, dancing around [...]
“ The soul doesn’t age. When the heart stays childlike, it recognizes kindred spirits instantly, no matter how late they arrive.” ~ Pamela Cox Who are your kindred spirits? Why is it that some people help us understand ourselves better? What can we learn by recognizing our commonality with others? You’ve probably had [...]
“ In art and dream may you proceed with abandon. In life may you proceed with balance and stealth.” ~ Patti Smith How do you maintain your equanimity? Where do you draw the line between your personal existence and the world at large? Why is it so important to prioritize your internal balance [...]
“ We cannot be neutral: we either deaden the world around us, or we make it more lively.” ~ Timothy Snyder How do embodiment and sovereignty relate to each other? Why is agency so important? Where does connection, collaboration, and interdependence figure into things? The New Year is up and running and blessing [...]
“ There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.” ~ Aldous Huxley Which way does your North Star point? What would you say rules your life? Where does trust fit into the picture? Let’s start with the universe. Here on earth, we [...]
“ There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still. ” ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt How do you measure your progress? What boosts your confidence? Why is it so easy to underestimate ourselves? Pause for a moment, if you will, and imagine some big goal or dream or [...]
“ Here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry How do you curate your consciousness? What forms your personal narrative? Do you have a way to fine-tune the voices inside [...]
“ History is philosophy teaching by example.” ~ Thucydides What does philosophy mean to you? Do you have an overarching one? How much does it really matter? Since time immemorial, and at least since Plato, Aristotle and the ancient Greeks, some people among us have always found the time to ponder the imponderable. [...]
