Practice

Cultivate Presence Instead of Boredom

Zazu: What’s going on, Sire? Mufasa: Pouncing practice, Zazu. Hold still. Zazu: Very good, Sire – wait, what? I have a love/hate relationship with Cal Newport. Our disagreement (which he is totally unaware of) comes in our difference of opinion about the old “follow your passion” argument. I believe honestly we simply aren’t talking about …

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Life

The Worst Life Advice I’ve Ever Read

I try to keep up with my fellow personal development – oh, ok, I’ll call it what it is, “self-help” – bloggers, but there are just so many of them. In fact, the number one reason why I sometimes consider stopping what I do is because it feels like shouting into a maelstrom. Who can hear …

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Practice

love and grief

Today's blog post will be brief, as I attend a funeral with my partner, Natasha. I simply remind you all that the practice of connecting with those you love is always a good idea, because time doesn't stop and wait for you to catch up. Unable are the loved to diefor love is Immortality.– Emily …

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Defining Moment Life

Defining Moment part 10: gut reactions

How did it go? All the pieces were in place. You finally got over your fear and took that step (or were pushed by friends or circumstance or both). You put everything on the line that was needed, all the fruits of those papers and those charts and those hours of evaluation…and the Defining Moment …

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Practice

learning to wait

“WHAT DO WE WANT?” “PATIENCE!” “WHEN DO WE WANT IT?” “NOW!” As lovely as our technological information age has become, it’s certainly speeded things up. One of the reasons I enjoy reading about history is because it puts some things in perspective. When I think about the years my grandfather and grandmother spent apart, only …

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augmented Life

too much or just right connection

The Augmented Self at Rest Credit where credit is due: I first considered the idea of the “Augmented Self” during a conversation with my good friend J.P., a stage manager extraordinaire from Toronto (among other things). He and I were discussing how often we are carrying on simultaneous connections through various media – the instant …

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