Blink is a very informative look at how we think without thinking and about the choices we make behind the closed curtains of our minds. Malcolm Gladwell, the author, who also is a staff writer for The New Yorker, artfully weaves the psychology behind decision-making through true tales of everything from the election of the [...]
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Off the Shelf: Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
Posted in Books, tagged Books, Malcolm Gladwell on February 9, 2010 | 17 Comments »
Great Expectations
Posted in Books, Community & Connection, Mind, tagged Authentic Self, Confidence, Elizabeth Gilbert, Expectations on February 1, 2010 | 29 Comments »
I am currently reading Elizabeth Gilbert’s new book, Committed. It is wonderful; full of fascinating facts and musings on marriage, written with Gilbert’s soft, well-researched intelligence and wit. In the book, Gilbert describes how it was difficult to write this new book because this time around, she was writing to an audience of millions, all expecting another mega hit after the super-stardom [...]
Off the Shelf: Parenting with Love and Logic
Posted in Books, Family, tagged Foster Cline MD, Jim Fay, Parenting, Parenting with Love and Logic on January 19, 2010 | 19 Comments »
I am always looking for ways to improve as a parent. It seems as least weekly I am tested by one of my boys with a whole new scenario for which I feel totally unprepared (or the same one playing out over and over again, which I can’t seem to solve). Last week I spoke to a friend [...]
Love in All Directions
Posted in Books, Community & Connection, Joy, Spirit, tagged Bryon Katie, Joy, Spirituality on October 13, 2009 | 20 Comments »
I am in the middle of reading ”A Thousand Names for Joy,” written by Byron Katie. There is a chapter where Katie showcases the Inquiry, or what she calls The Work. The Work is a creation of Katie’s, consisting of four questions and a turn around:
Is it true?
Can you absolutely know that it’s true?
How do you react when you believe that thought?
Who [...]
Opinions, Gratitude and Bridging the Gap
Posted in Books, Joy, Mind, Quotes, Spirit, tagged Adyashanti, Emotions, Gratitude, Joan Didion on October 6, 2009 | 25 Comments »
I write entirely to find out what I’m thinking, what I’m looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear.” Joan Didion
Opinions
When did our opinions become so important? We live in this extremely self-indulgent society where the court of public opinion, rather than the simple truth, decides the [...]
Off the Shelf: 365 Tao~Time
Posted in Books, Mind, Spirit, tagged Deng Ming-Dao, Meditation, Tao, Time on September 9, 2009 | 10 Comments »
In my last post, I referenced this great new book on my nightstand called 365 Tao: Daily Meditations written by Ming-Dao Deng. As I shared before, I really enjoy these daily meditations. They are so quiet and simple; I feel calm and joyful after reading and contemplating each one.
This is another one of my favorites:
Time
The river, surging [...]
Off the Shelf: 365 Tao~Work
Posted in Books, Mind, Spirit, tagged Deng Ming-Dao, Meditation, Tao, Work on September 6, 2009 | 17 Comments »
I have this great new book on my nightstand called 365 Tao: Daily Meditations written by Ming-Dao Deng. The bookjacket describes it best: “365 Tao is a contemporary book of meditations on what it means to be wholly a part of the Taoist way, and thus to be completely in harmony with oneself and the surrounding [...]
The Inner Voice vs. The Voice in Our Head
Posted in Books, Mind, Spirit, tagged Adyashanti, Intuition, Wisdom on August 24, 2009 | 19 Comments »
Do you know the difference between your inner voice and that nagging voice in your head? The voice in your head tends to repeat itself, relentlessly. It’s the one that reminds you ten times that the permission slip is due today to your child’s school; it’s the one that tells you over and over throughout the day that you [...]
A Builder, a Gardener, this Life
Posted in Books, Joy, Spirit, tagged Paulo Coelho, Self-Discovery on August 17, 2009 | 16 Comments »
The story of “The Elephant and the Rope” was retold by Dr. Bruce Lipton at a lecture I attended (you can read about that here). I wanted to write about this lecture and knew that story was an important part of the lesson so I googled in search of its origin. This is when I discovered its author, Paulo Coelho. He has written many books, [...]
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