• WORK AS PLAY by Alan Watts

    1.7 min read

    Alan Watts, on treating work as play.

  • INNER WEATHER

    4.2 min read

    Outer weather and inner weather share similar characteristics. So why not treat emotions as passing clouds?

  • THE STOICISM EVENING ROUTINE

    0.4 min read

    Marcus Aurelius was a Roman Emperor and a student of Stoicism. During his rule, Aurelius constructed a series of autobiographical writings, now known as the Meditations.

  • THE STORY OF FROG AND TOAD

    2 min read

    by Arnold Lobel • the trials and tribulations of haste and instant gratification.

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    ONE BREATH AT A TIME

    5.2 min read

    by Nik List – Attention is our most precious resource, and it’s in short supply. Are we managing it wisely?

  • DOES THE CAT?

    1.9 min read

    by Nik List – ABSTRACT – Trees teach us stillness. Clouds remind us of impermanence. The sun exemplifies unconditional giving. Dogs demonstrate loyalty. But how about cats?

  • FEELING OVERWHELMED • Ram Dass

    3.4 min read

    by RAM DASS – Someone asked me ‘How do you keep from burning out?’ The answer to that is the injunction from the Bhagavad Gita which says ‘Do not be identified with the actor.’

  • 90-SECOND RULE • Tony Robbins

    0.6 min read

    I was tired of suffering with stress and negative emotions.  So I created a 90-second rule.  If I feel myself starting