The Pilgrim’s Progress
“You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.” John Bunyan Vanity fair, slough of despond, the straight and narrow, and muckraking… Read more The Pilgrim’s Progress →
The Tale of Two Brothers
“The frog answered, “I do not care for your clothes, your pearls and jewels, nor for your golden crown, but if you will love me and let me… Read more The Tale of Two Brothers →
Oh, The Places You’ll Go!
You’re off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So… get on your way!” Dr. Seuss, Oh, The Places You’ll Go! In our deepest memories of childhood,… Read more Oh, The Places You’ll Go! →
The Professor
“We have come from God, and inevitably the myths woven by us, though they contain error, will also reflect a splintered fragment of the true light, the eternal truth that… Read more The Professor →
A Toast to the Professor
“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that… Read more A Toast to the Professor →
Happy New Year 2018
“The chief beauty about time is that you cannot waste it in advance. The next year, the next day, the next hour are lying ready for you, as perfect, as… Read more Happy New Year 2018 →
Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism
“Minimalism had to be born, not out of a mere spur-of-the-moment idea or yearning for a new lifestyle, but from an earnest desire and fervent need to rethink our lives.”… Read more Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism →
When Breath Becomes Air
“We are never so wise as when we live in this moment.” Paul Kalanithi, When Breath Becomes Air Paul Kalanithi did not live to enter his fourth decade. Instead… Read more When Breath Becomes Air →
