In my country we get well-schooled in the dangers of getting ‘too big for our own boots’. We call it the ‘tall-poppy syndrome’: the risk that any flower who stands above the rest will be lopped off. I suspect some people will see this week’s controversy about Greg Mortenson’s writing and work as an example [...]
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Welcome! I'm Marianne. I'm a writer, human rights advocate and yoga teacher. Creator of the 30 Days of Yoga course. Author of Zen Under Fire, and a Huffington Post contributor.
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