Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing
Lao Tzu quotes
Thanks to a brilliant post by Joely Black about taking care of yourself and a conversation I had with a fellow teacher trainee today, I started thinking about the culture of busy from a few different perspectives.
I’m a person who loves doing all kinds of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘values’
The culture of busy
Posted in work in progress, tagged emotions, internal, perfectionism, teaching, values on 26. March. 2009 | 1 Comment »
An open letter to my dream job
Posted in work in progress, tagged communication, dreams, growing up, responsibility, values, writing on 23. February. 2009 | 2 Comments »
Letter writing is the only device for combining solitude with good company.
Lord Byron
I assure you, Havi is not the only person in the world to inspire me. But she does it so well, and so often, that the traces of that inspiration sometimes find their way back here. This time, her post about writing a [...]
What you spend your time on
Posted in work in progress, tagged choice, project, relationships, routine, values on 31. December. 2008 | 2 Comments »
If you want to make good use of your time, you’ve got to know what’s most important and then give it all you’ve got.
Lee Iacocca
We had a conversation with my mom about spending time yesterday, specifically about choosing to spend your time. She is an entrepreneur who loves her job, and so she naturally spends [...]
Four Life Lessons from my sister
Posted in my personal insightings, tagged family, grief, learning, relationships, values on 16. December. 2008 | 7 Comments »
I have found that if you love life, life will love you back.
Arthur Rubinstein
December 16 is my sister’s birthday. K would be 34 today. This is our first December 16 without her to celebrate, as she passed away in January 2008.
I could pour out all the hurt and the longing and the trauma and the [...]
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