Is a High Level of Accomplishment Compatible with Peace and Well-Being?
Does it make sense to believe that we have to choose between either a high level of accomplishment, or peace and well-being? On a societal level, we’ve been encouraged to think that’s the case.
Miracle at the Hardware Store
One of the strangely dependable qualities of miracles is that they appear when we’re least expecting them. This is a story of a miracle that happened to me last week at the hardware store. That particular store is enormous and was completely deserted when I arrived late one day. I wandered around looking for someone […]
Everything You Do is an Act of Creation
Have you noticed how people tend to describe themselves as either “a creative person,” or “not a creative person?” The ones who believe they’re creative tend to be people whose reason for being is to create art, music, writing, or some tangible creative product. Those of us who have no specific output of creative “product” […]