This is a catch-up week, with no single theme. The main theme is a broad overview of personal development, from the foundations (being grounded) to their scope (being well-rounded), and across the ... Read More about Being Grounded
Sunday
Celebrating
In summer we calmed ourselves and rested. Now, at the beginning of winter and the end of the calendar year, many people restore their souls and refresh their spirits in another way: with joyous and ... Read More about Celebrating
Living a Sacred Life
Every thinking person must be filled with wonder and awe just by looking up at the stars. [Albert Einstein] For a Humanist and scientific naturalist, the palpable reality of life is sacred; and if ... Read More about Living a Sacred Life
Surrendering – Accepting the Things We Cannot Change
Surrendering is about being at peace with the things we cannot change. . . . that sad but easeful core of peace that is the reward when all is renounced. [Maestro Benjamin Zander commenting on the ... Read More about Surrendering – Accepting the Things We Cannot Change
Finding and Occupying Your Niche
Our most sacred purpose is to find the place where we fit best, and then contribute in the way that is best suited to each of us, taking into account the needs of the whole. No one can do ... Read More about Finding and Occupying Your Niche
Being an Agent for Change
Change is essential to progress. Individuals must change to grow and develop. Society needs advocates of change, though it may reject most of their entreaties. No instant, he wrote, is ... Read More about Being an Agent for Change
Focusing
Sometimes, our best strategy is to focus on the finest details, or on one task alone. The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing. [attributed to the Greek poet Archilochus] ... Read More about Focusing
Flourishing
Flourishing consists of positive emotion, meaning, engagement, healthy relationships, and accomplishment - the success of a life well lived. The acronym is “PERMA”. Early on, we identified some basic ... Read More about Flourishing
Equality
Equality lies only in human moral dignity. . . . Let there be brothers first, then there will be brotherhood, and only then will there be a fair sharing of goods among brothers. [Fyodor Dostoevsky, ... Read More about Equality