Friday, July 29, 2011

Dalai Lama wisdom? Or just plain wisdom? What's the difference?

nedhardy.com shares a list of 18 guidelines for living well. Whether or not it's a list the Dalai Lama actually used, it seems flexible enough in its prescriptions to apply to anyone. I especially like #5: "Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly."

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Friday, May 13, 2011

"A safe place to drink, or just giving up?"

CNN's Chris Welch and Tricia Escobedo ask, "Are wet houses a way to keep late-stage alcoholics safe, or do they just give up on a treatable disease?"

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Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Provocative ideas about human identity, meditation, & peace.

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Thursday, January 6, 2011

Feeling vulnerable? Good.

Researcher Brené Brown talks about her findings on connectedness, shame as the principal obstacle to feeling connected, and embracing vulnerability (through being authentic, and therefore exposed) as the avenue to deeper experience & relationships.

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Sunday, January 2, 2011

With freedom to become oneself...

Ricochet had been raised from infancy to be a service dog, but she tapped into her potential to enrich lives when freed from the expectations of her trainer and supported in expressing a more authentic self. Another example of our counterpart best friends reflecting our human experience back to us.

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