Great Books
Excuse Me, Your Life is WaitingExcuse Me, Your Life is Waiting As many of you already know (from reading my bio)...
Path of Empowerment: New Pleiadian Wisdom…
I am two chapters into this book and I can’t put it down. It all makes sense....
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Positive Quotes
Hugh Elliott“It�s such a part of me, I assume Everyone can see it.” Read the...
Ellen Goodman
“I have never been especially impressed by the heroics of people who are convinced...
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Articles
How Innovation HappensEver wonder how Michael Dell came up with the idea to create his own computer company? Or how Pierre Omidyar dreamed up the online marketplace eBay? Or how Jeff Bezos came up with the bold moves needed to develop Amazon.com into one of America’s most successful companies? “I always thought creativity was genetic — that some people... [Read more of this review]
Common(s) Sense
Garrett Hardin’s famous essay, “The Tragedy of the Commons,” argued that individual self-interest would always destroy any land or resource collectively held by a community. Elinor Ostrom, the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Economics last year, thinks otherwise. Citing examples from Swiss peasants to African farmers, Ostrom... [Read more of this review]
Global Oneness Project
Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee discovered the power of “oneness” in jazz music. An accomplished bass player who was performing and teaching jazz by his mid-20s, he recalls with reverence those rare moments when an ensemble melds into something special that transcends the skills of the individual players. For the past five years, Mr. Vaughan-Lee has... [Read more of this review]
Palestinian Translating an Israeli Book
Six years ago, Elias Khoury’s 20-year-old son, George, was killed in a Palestinian terrorist attack. The Khourys are Palestinian, so the murder of George — who was out for a jog and shot from behind by gunmen in a car — produced an apology. Sorry, the killers said, we assumed the jogger was a Jew. Now, in memory of his son, Mr. Khoury... [Read more of this review]
Meditate Like a Marine
The moments just before deployment can be highly stressful for those in the military, but a new study published in the journal Emotion finds that meditation improved mood and bolstered working memory — the short-term memory used for managing information, controlling emotions, problem solving and complex thought. By just meditating 12 minutes a... [Read more of this review]
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