Kurt Vonnegut and Joseph Heller, were at a party hosted by a billionaire. During the event, Vonnegut remarked to Heller that their billionaire host might have made more money in a single day than Heller had earned from his popular novel “Catch-22” over its whole history. Heller’s response: “Yes, but I have something he will…
Inimitable
“Ding” That was a notification from the PracticeNow support/ticketing system. It usually means one of 2 things: 1. A customer needs help with something 2. A new customer has signed up (I can’t lie to you. It’s the second that makes me happier 🙂 ) Excitedly, I checked what caused the Ding. And there it…
A YouTube Hack
TL;DR: It’s an extension called Glasp — I love YouTube. Who doesn’t? I use it to research and learn about many topics I care about: Health, Work, Money, Love/Relationships, Hobbies and Spirituality. And yes, for the occasional entertainment too 🙂 Here’s the challenge: I open YouTube to research a topic. I find and watch a…
Going beyond Sonder
I had a…let’s call it…a “minor” difference of opinion with my mother. Rather, we were in total agreement: I felt that she was totally out of her mind. And she felt the same about me. I felt she was being unreasonable, impractical, immature, myopic and egotistic. And oddly enough, she felt exactly the same thing…
Chemistry
At a recent spiritual retreat I attended, Mahatria shared the following anecdote. It was the last day of a workshop that Mahatria had conducted for a group of business leaders. Each of the workshop attendees took turns to share their experiences. They would go up on stage, speak a few words and then step down….
This *and* That
[The following story and lesson were taught by Mahatria at a recent spiritual retreat I attended.] There’s a famous story – about Alexander and Diogenes. Alexander (the conquerer) wants to take Diogenes (the Philosopher) back to his hometown, as a gift for his teacher (Aristotle). There’s a large battalion along with him, constantly shouting “Alexander…