“The individual who gets to use his time in ways that bring him great joy and fulfillment, who gets to do work that is genuinely personally interesting, who gets to choose his associates, and who gets to make some kind of a contribution to his fellow man wakes...
It's so easy to lose The Now. What happened yesterday leaves us feeling behind, so we spend time catching up to a goal we project into tomorrow. Or we congratulate ourselves over yesterday's progress until we forget that today even matters. We fret over tomorrow....
I don't really have any urge to dominate the world. Domination's great, as long as you're the dominator. But in order to dominate, there has to be someone being dominated. There is no dominator without a corresponding subordinate. Me Conqueror, You Subject. That isn't...
I want permission… To do it my way. To do it wrong. To say, “I don't want this,” without giving any further justification. To bask in the spotlight. To frolic through the meadows of off-brand-ness. To be angry. To grieve–still. To let go on my...
I started taking yoga classes in college, and I was immediately impressed by the dramatic effect focused attention on the breath had on my body as a whole. Before the poses themselves came to mean much to me, the breath and awareness of it really hit home. The summer...
