As Far As Possible
Without Surrender
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A few years ago, in one of my many wouldn’t-it-be-cool-if conversations with Larry, I said, wouldn’t it be cool if there were a website that enabled everyday folks to become benefactors for really creative people? And then I just kind of forgot about it. Well it’s been done. Not by me, unfortunately (GRR!), but by someone really smart who seems to know exactly what he’s doing. I bow to you, Perry Chen of Kickstarter.
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Amazing response piece by Adrienne of No Points for Style.
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This is my younger brother Gordon, in his second attempt at standup comedy. Amazing.
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Great article by Dan Pallotta about the insidious nature of gossip in the workplace. The upshot: gossips can’t be leaders (and leaders can’t be gossips). Why is it so difficult for us to let gossip go?
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Most of us hate to think or talk about death, particularly our own death or that of someone we love. But as this piece illustrates so beautifully, when we sidestep the critical conversation about how we want to die, we could very well be robbing ourselves of life.
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Again From Simplicity Parenting comes a great litmus test for whether your words are kid-appropriate. Ask yourself, before you speak to—or in front of—a child, “Is what I’m about to say true? Is it kind? And is it necessary?”
I can’t tell you how often I fail on one or more of these fronts. Particularly when it comes to unnecessary talk. I often find myself giving too much explanation. I’ll overstate my frustration, my reasoning, or my rules. The boys will ask, “Can we have another cookie?” And I’ll respond, “Another cookie? No! Too many cookies are bad for you. Sugar is terrible for your teeth, and your body, and it will give you a stomach ache and make you fat. Moderation is so important, boys, you have to wah wah wah wah wah wah wah … “
OF COURSE THEY ARE TUNING ME OUT. I’m ridiculous.
How can they learn to take ‘no’ for an answer, when I don’t give them a simple ‘no’ for an answer?
I should tattoo it to my palm:
Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?
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One of the reasons why religion seems irrelevant today is that many of us no longer gave the sense that we are surrounded by the unseen. Our scientific culture educates us to focus our attention on the physical and material world in front of us. This method of looking at the world has achieved great results. One if it’s consequences, however, is that we have, as it were, edited out the sense of the ‘spiritual’ or ‘holy’ which pervades the lives of people in more traditional societies at every level …Karen Armstrong, A History of God
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Had a realization that to take my Divine body, the one-of-a-kind vessel that carries my precious Spirit thru the world and plunk it on a scale and determine its value in pounds is emotional, spiritual and physical abuse and violates the uniqueness of my being.Kimberly Clo
Wife, Mother, Friend, Hair and Makeup Artist
