Education. It’s not a noun. It’s not something we go do, then we’re done with it. It’s not over after high school, or college. Education. It’s active. It’s now. It’s a lifestyle. Education. It’s opening our mind to truth, to learning. Too often, it becomes just the opposite of that. Instead of being more open, [...]
Archive > June 2011
Sweat the Small Stuff
“What if work wasn’t just work? What if work was a vehicle to live and share a bigger purpose?” -Jon Gordon We often think our ‘job’ gets in the way of really making a difference in this world. I’ve done that myself. But the author of the quote above effectively reminds us it’s often what [...]
The Artist’s Life
I recently finished a book called The War of Art by Steven Pressfield. The last page of the book is entitled The Artist’s Life. It’s rather convicting: The Artist’s Life by Steven Pressfield (from The War of Art) Are you a born writer? Were you put on earth to be a painter, a scientist, an [...]
Midlife Crisis
Somewhere between the ages of 40 and 50, most people give up on their grandest dreams, put aside their highest hopes, and settle for their lowest expectations…or nothing at all. -from a book by Neale Donald Walsch That quote takes my breath away. If that is midlife crisis, then I am a believer in midlife [...]
It’s About Time
“One Thousand Gifts” by Ann Voskamp. I just finished the second chapter yesterday. It’s titled “A Sanctuary of Time”. The chapter spoke to me, just like the first chapter did. It’s one of those books where I feel like the author wrote it just for me. Ever experience one of those books? Maybe in a [...]
