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I watched the film Rogue One recently and there was a moment when one character asked the question “when?” during a time when she and a second character were in peril. The second character responded, “now!” We often struggle to start, continue, or to finish a task or goal we have set for ourselves. The…

What is happiness? Is it a feeling? Well, sometimes. But experiencing that feeling requires practice. The practice of noticing beauty that appears around us as we move through the day. The practice of enjoying the food we eat and appreciating each distinct flavor. The practice of choosing faith over doubt, hope over fear, and love…

I’ve been thinking about the management of time recently and came across a helpful quote by entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk who approaches his goals with this formula: “Macro patience, micro speed.” Our 35th Life Equation is Time = Macro patience + micro speed. ——

“All courses of action are risky,” said Machiavelli. “So prudence is not in avoiding danger (it’s impossible), but calculating risk and acting decisively. Make mistakes of ambition and not mistakes of sloth. Develop the strength to do bold things, not the strength to suffer.” Our 34th Life Equation is Strength = Boldness. ——-

David Whyte is one of my favorite poets and has a poem called “Still Possible” that I read recently which has these lovely lines: “It’s still possible to fully understand you have always been the place where the miracle has happened: that you have been since your birth, the bread given and the wine lifted, the…

“A man is rich,” observed Henry David Thoreau, “in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone.” What defines our life are the number of concerns occupying our time and energy. Thoreau’s point is it’s beneficial to identify these concerns and then determine if they are ones we want to focus…