For a long time I’ve been resisting the advice to stop reading news. The advice comes from so many different sources. From Andrew Weil, in his book “8 Weeks to Optimum Health”. I do not want you to become uninformed about the state of the world, but I note that paying attention to news commonly… Continue reading Time to go cold turkey – no more news
Month: August 2008
Happy People Dancing
Dancing is the source of the cycle of creation and destruction. Or at least a lot of fun and something we should all be doing much more regularly. Here’s someone who literally danced his way around the world. As the source I got it from implied, if you don’t smile when watching this, you need… Continue reading Happy People Dancing
Discipline is not fear
Recently, IOL featured a story on the front page entitled Do kids crave discipline. There’s anarchy in our schools! We need to bring back some discipline! In my day, I was beaten, and I’m OK! goes the thinking. The article discusses the author’s experience of a bully who was put in his place by fear… Continue reading Discipline is not fear
Some thoughts on leadership
Lao Tzu, according to Tony Benn at least, said that the best leaders are those who are never noticed. Those who are praised follow, then those who are despised, with those who are feared at the bottom. A related Zen saying is that a teacher’s work is only done when the student has bettered the… Continue reading Some thoughts on leadership