Commentary on, or links to, books and articles I have enjoyed or found inspiring
Day 5 of LYL Blog Challenge asks us to develop our so-called “elevator pitch”. UGH!
As I thought about this, I was led to the TED talk by Simon Sinek. He talks about the Golden Circle and how the “why” is so much more important than the “what”.
So I will reflect on this a while before I write further and
Today my mother shared a distressing article about the intentional burning of the rain forests in Indonesia. Similar stories fill the news every day.
As we humans continue to destroy this planet that is supposed to sustain life, none other than Pope Francis joins the battle….. calling each and every one of us to action.
Another interesting post about finding one’s purpose – a search I seem to doggedly pursue and wonder many days if I am making any progress. Deepak makes the point that we often become discouraged and give up because we do not break this up until manageable steps. Sometimes we just need to stop and be quiet.
Deepak Chopra – finding your life’s purpose
My husband and I like to take our vacation in late September or early October, when kids are back in school and we share the beach with only the birds and occasional fisherman. The transition to Fall can be abrupt as we typically come home to cooler temperatures and shorter days.
I really enjoyed this article on Deepak Chopra’s website about how to gracefully and thankfully embrace the changing season.
Interestingly after writing my blog about cruelty and how compassion might be the answer I ran across this article on Deepak Chopra’s website: