November 2010

Observing or Evaluating–What’s the Difference and Why Does it Matter?

To observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence. ~J. Krishnamurti Unless we’re gazing in a mirror all day or are otherwise preoccupied with ourselves, most of us do a lot of evaluating, particularly when it comes to friends, neighbors, and family members. But how often do we simply observe? When we see someone [...]

Click for more →

On Masculine and Feminine

Let’s talk about sex. Don’t get too worked up, though. I mean gender, as in male and female and masculine and feminine, though of course this topic could make our minds wander a bit. I have a few questions. First: What is masculinity? Thinking of all the men I’ve known in my life—men and male [...]

Click for more →

Mindfulness: 10 Practical Exercises You Can Do Almost Anywhere

One of my big realization or Ah-Ha! moments happened in college, in a sociology class called Modern Social Problems. The professor was great. I already had him for Sociology 101, and I loved how he blended lectures with stories or examples that we could relate to and discuss as a class. One day he asked [...]

Click for more →

Living in the Now

As long as you are unable to access the power of the Now, every emotional pain that you experience leaves behind a residue of pain that lives on in you. —Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now On my way home from WordCamp Philly last Saturday night, a fight broke out on the train. I was [...]

Click for more →