I'm currently on a mission to read the best books on life purpose. The Purpose Driven Life (Amazon) by Rick Warren is in the top 3 (and quite possibly #1 in terms of sales). I read this book immediately after finishing A New Earth: Awakening to Your … [Read more...]
19 Deep Life Quotes to Ponder for How to Live in 2019
Almost exactly a year ago, I shared a post titled 18 Uncommon Statistics to Set Your 2018 Perspective. It's still eye-opening to revisit that post and remind myself of some of the stats (note: sources are included in the original post): … [Read more...]
A “Short” Summary of Everything I Learned in 2018 from Sloww’s First 100 Posts
“Learning without doing is wasted.” — Derek Sivers Sloww just recently crossed the 100-post mark. Cue: celebratory music! As the sun sets on the year, it's a good reminder to pause—take a look in the rear-view mirror and reflect. This post is … [Read more...]
11 Daily Life Quotes to Set Your Perspective Every Morning in 1 Minute
When the rose-colored glasses wear off on our New Year's resolutions, it will be back to the daily grind. As time goes on, sometimes it's easy to forget the awesomeness of life itself. One of my resolutions for 2019 is to set (or reset) … [Read more...]
A Deep Look at “A New Earth” by Eckhart Tolle (Book Summary #1)
This is the first of three posts in a book summary series on Eckhart Tolle's A New Earth. You can jump to the other two posts here: Your Purpose on "A New Earth" (Eckhart Tolle Book Summary #2) Humanity's Evolution to "A New Earth" (Eckhart … [Read more...]
Your Purpose on “A New Earth” (Eckhart Tolle Book Summary #2)
This is the second of three posts in a book summary series on Eckhart Tolle's A New Earth. You can jump to the other two posts here: A Deep Look at "A New Earth" by Eckhart Tolle (Book Summary #1) Humanity's Evolution to "A New Earth" … [Read more...]
Humanity’s Evolution to “A New Earth” (Eckhart Tolle Book Summary #3)
This is the third of three posts in a book summary series on Eckhart Tolle's A New Earth. You can jump to the other two posts here: A Deep Look at "A New Earth" by Eckhart Tolle (Book Summary #1) Your Purpose on "A New Earth" (Eckhart Tolle … [Read more...]
My All-Time Top 3 Learnings from Maria Popova of Brain Pickings
"Among our most universal human longings is to affect the world with our actions somehow, to leave an imprint with our existence." — Maria Popova Maria Popova has read and written thousands of pieces of content over the last 12 years of … [Read more...]
3 Profound Life Lessons from “This is Water” by David Foster Wallace
In 2005, David Foster Wallace delivered the "This is Water" commencement speech at Kenyon College. I've studied and written about the most viewed commencement speeches in the past, but this one is special. In just over 20 minutes, he covers the … [Read more...]
Dr. Bronner’s Soap & Moral ABCs (Product Label Summary)
This is a passion post I've wanted to dig into and write about for some time. My wife has been buying Dr. Bronner's organic, fair trade soaps for years. And, almost exactly a year ago, we watched the documentary Dr. Bronner's Magic Soapbox. Since … [Read more...]
