How convenient to point the finger of guilt at everyone else. But as my uncle used to tell me, every time you point your finger at someone, three of your other fingers are pointing back at you.
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I was once served a piña colada by the bartender at the Caribe Hilton in San Juan, who claimed that he invented the drink. Of course I did not believe him at the time. I thought it was a line. Turns out to be true.
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While the usual saying is “Can’t see the forest for the trees,” I think it can often be the other way around: the size and sweep of the forest is so overwhelming that we can’t appreciate the loveliness of the trees in front of us.
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Why shouldn't we just stash our cash in the mattress and be assured to getting $1 back for every $1 we “deposited” in the mattress? Gesell thought that too, so he came up with a solution.
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When I think about the world of the near future, and what kinds of businesses and services will prosper, unfortunately, there are many new and severe challenges to address.
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Your arrival signpost for your own personal Fin del Mundo is very distinct—it is when you feel that there is no way forward, and no way back.
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Many of the Austin things we know and love today were just glimmers in our eyes in 1989. So it was with me as well.
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“This is about holding on, letting go, and most of all, rising above.“
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While a mitzvah can be something really large and life changing, one could think of mitzvahs more as little deeds, done on a regular basis, as a matter of habit. Mitzvahs are not the meal—rather they are the chips you dip into the salsa of life.
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“The world" is not a legal entity, and one cannot legally become a citizen of it. Yet, on some levels we all are already, by virtue of the fact that we live and breath on this planet.
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Leadership takes on many forms. The ties that bind teams are not just the skills of the players, the playbook, the logo and mascot, or even the fans."
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To me, this story speaks to an almost romantic notion of enterprise, opportunity, and freedom. It's also a definition of a paradigm shift.
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It turns out that kindness is one of the most powerfully beneficial forms of “connectivity.”… I have always thought this to be one of the most wonderful mysteries of life.
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The first important thing I ever did was something I didn’t know how to do: play an old, beat up Stella guitar which had been sitting behind some clothes in the family closet.
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Like many (most) philosophical debates these days, socialism versus capitalism is a circus of false choices. In this article, William Taylor suggests what we should REALLY be talking about, and I couldn't agree more.
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What is it about this era that we lack confidence in humankind's ability to do good and prosper, in spite of such evidence of our positive headway?
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We don’t know this man, but we all know him. The middle class, post-war neighborhood I grew up in had several of these men on every block. We saw them get up and go to work every morning, and they did not look like heroes. Then, and now, we mistake modesty for insignificance.
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“There are thousands of human beings, animals, causes, ideas tended thoughtfully, lovingly, and yes, anonymously, by folks we never get to hear about. These are the doers of good deeds, who just do what they believe is their job. These are the unnoticed good deeds which are the fibers that make up the strings that bind us all. Yet their actions often go unheard, just like the falling of that solitary tree in the forest.”
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My story is not that special, really. In fact, its core is the most typical of all immigrant tales: bloodlines fractured and families displaced—voluntarily or involuntarily. Inherited stories forgotten along the way, replaced by mystery, fabrication, indifference, or even shame. What is special is that the frayed string of my family history happens to lead to this place and time—now.
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One’s skill becomes a craft when soul and destiny are tied to it. Often, this skill seems like something found, when in reality skill is a blossom made visible by the fertile soil of necessity. While necessity may be the soil, the rain which draws the bloom into our world is one’s proclivities.
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