From “On the Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity, and Getting Old” by Parker J. Palmer The good news is that suffering can be transformed into something that brings life, not death. It happens every day. At my age, I know many people who’ve suffered the loss of the dearest person in their lives. At first, […]

From “Doing Good Better: How Effective Altruism Can Help You Help Others, Do Work that Matters, and Make Smarter Choices About Giving Back” by William Macaskill What does this charity do? How many different types of programs does it run? For each of these programs, what exactly is it that this charity does? If it

From “We Become What We Normalize: What We Owe Each Other in Worlds That Demand Our Silence” by David Dark In September 2020 Bob Woodward made headlines when he shared recordings of Donald Trump recognizing aloud in February the deadly threat the coronavirus posed. (“This is deadly stuff’) and describing in March his decision to

From “Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation” by Parker J. Palmer A second shadow inside many of us is the belief that the universe is a battleground, hostile to human interests. Notice how often we use images of warfare as we go about our work, especially in organizations. We talk about

From “Trust the Whisper: How Answering Quiet Callings Inspires Extraordinary Stories of Ordinary Grace“ by Kathy Izard One thing I have learned over and over again is that it can take a lot of time to see whispers come to fruition and see how the God Dots connect. 

From “What Makes You Come Alive: A Spiritual Walk with Howard Thurman” by Lerita Coleman Brown If a person knows what word he can use to address you so as to draw you off balance, he can always keep you at his mercy. The basis of inner togetherness, one’s sense of inner authority, must never

From “Discernment: Reading the Signs of Daily Life” by Henri Nouwen with Michael J. Christensen and Rebecca J. Laird What is God calling me to do? Where is God calling me to go? Where do I belong? These persistent questions have circled back to the center of my prayers many times during my life. From

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From “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success” by Carol S. Dweck, PhD Mindsets frame the running account that’s taking place in people’s heads. They guide the whole interpretation process. The fixed mindset creates an internal monologue that is focused on judging: “This means I’m a loser.” “This means I’m a better person than they are.”

From “Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation” by Steven Johnson All of us live inside our own private versions of the adjacent possible. In our work lives, in our creative pursuits, in the organizations that employ us, in the communities we inhabit – in all these different environments, we are surrounded