Cool Mind Warm Heart

The Most Accomplished Person on Earth Has Nothing on Us

The rest of us may not be able to jump underwater on a pogo stick in the Amazon for three hours and forty minutes, but we recognize that what it takes to do so is no more than what it takes to meet each moment of our day with love.

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Never Give Up

Never give up on someone you can’t go a day without thinking about.
~ On a scrap of paper among my belongings

Becoming Seekers

Imagine being 50 and fabulously successful on society’s terms at every step of your life.    You were probably valedictorian of your pre-school class, and the playground kids always voted you captain.  Today you’re CEO of a prosperous organization populated by wonderful colleagues who, for good reason, think you’re pretty terrific. 

Now imagine discovering that all that has brought you to this point in your life is not enough to take you where you want to go.

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Loving Knowing Nothing

Since birth, it seems somebody’s been whispering in my ear, “Look outside yourself for reflections of God, but for the experience of God, look within.” 

The universe has a great sense of irony.  I find the inner depths fathomless.  I know nothing, really.  And yet, the more nothing I know, the happier I am. 

Thomas Merton, speaking to God 70 Christmases ago, said this better than I can:

‎"Your brightness is my darkness.

I know nothing of You and, by myself,

I cannot even imagine how to go about knowing You.

If I imagine You, I am mistaken.

If I understand You, I am deluded.

If I am conscious and certain I know You, I am crazy.

The darkness is enough."

~  Thomas Merton, prayer before midnight mass at Christmas, 1941 [Thank you Parabola magazine.]

This Bug May Be Healthier Than Apple

 

On many levels, Apple is one of my favorite companies.  I’m a sucker for excellence that aspires to serve both mind and heart.  I love people who strive to be outrageously good at something or die trying.  I applaud those who presume to guide the world’s understanding.  I celebrate anyone whose heros include elegance, simplicity, intelligence, intuition, playfulness, love and depth.  At this very moment, however, a client of mine (no bigger than a bug compared to Apple) just might have a better chance of fulfilling its aspirations over the next decade than Apple does.

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