February 13, 2012 – 2:29 pm
Pre-order Marianne Elliott’s new book Zen Under Fire and get the 30 Days of Courage course free.
January 23, 2012 – 9:20 pm
When I wrote ‘your passion is not enough’ I knew I was beginning to say something, not finishing. I was opening a conversation with myself and with you. Today I was walking home from a visit with a friend, listening to Zen Howl, by Natalie Goldberg. Natalie said, “Talent is like a water table under [...]
December 15, 2011 – 7:00 am
I realise you have a life, and are not always glued to my Facebook or Twitter feeds (as fascinating as they are, right?). So you may have missed the news that I’m teaming up with two of my favorite people – writer Jennifer Louden and photographer and writer Susannah Conway – to lead the Creative [...]
December 2, 2011 – 7:32 pm
Awakening Buff off routine. Polish away habit. Sharpen your crystal mind with silent time. Wake yourself by praying to the gods. Surrender all of image. Let go of your outside eyes. Be a foolish animal, gaping at the forest. Be clumsy and too much and wide-eyed. Kill the thing that pulls back the reins, and [...]
September 22, 2011 – 6:57 pm
Depending how long you’ve been reading along here, you may or may not know that I used to work for Oxfam. And that I think Oxfam does great work – not just great development work, but really great advocacy and policy work. I went to work for Oxfam when I left the UN because I [...]
