Sipping tea and listening to the podcast I did with Paul Sating (a lovely human being)… I talk about meditation and writing, how we have to get out of our own way, excavate our emotional selves so we can put it on the page, and find that inner acceptance (“I am enough”) that will allow us to unlock our greatest gifts. From… Read More
Tesla Was Robbed!
Tesla was robbed! He was also a genius ahead of his time. For those of you who don’t know who Tesla is (not the car, the man), he invented AC motors and “wireless communication” (radio)–his work is literally the bedrock of our modern age. Yet, he died penniless and heartbroken when his favorite pigeon when to Pigeon Heaven. Tesla’s obsessive… Read More
Introduction to Meditation
This 10 min TED talk is given by the “Headspace Guy”… that gentle voice you hear on the app. I didn’t realize he was actually the co-founder of Headspace (ie not just voice talent hired for the job) and that he was also a monk. This 10 min video is a wonderful introduction to the concept of mindfulness and the… Read More
On getting out of the business… of giving advice, that is.
The indie publishing industry is changing. Of course, it’s always changing, but there’s a seismic shift happening in the indie publishing community right now. Many authors are pulling back from public engagement (with other authors), retreating to smaller groups for more intimate connections. The industry is maturing. The scammers are multiplying like rabbits, and there’s a turn toward more and… Read More
On Seeing Clearly
It’s amazing what you can do when you’re willing to see clearly. (This bears repeating, although my previous rendition of this had a different nuance. “The problem with clearing your mind is you see more clearly.” It’s the “willing” part that’s key to the above–seeing clearly can have an emotional toll, one most of us spending our time avoiding when… Read More
MLK Jr.
If you’ve never read MLK Jr’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail, today is the day to fix that. “You deplore the demonstrations taking place in Birmingham. But your statement, I am sorry to say, fails to express a similar concern for the conditions that brought about the demonstrations.” If you look at MLK’s protests and Colin’s protests and see two… Read More
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