Dear Everybody,
Before you post it, tweet it, or press that Submit button, please ask yourself one simple question: Is it worth the interruption that it will cause others?
Supposing the roles were reversed, would you desire that article of data you are publishing to invade your consciousness? Is it helpful? Does it offer anything constructive and meaningful to others?
Yes, I realize I don’t have to follow you on Twitter.
I don’t have to read your blog.
I don’t have to click on your links.
I subscribe to your thoughts through these channels because …

“What are you doing?” Alfraser asks.
I roll my eyes. “I’m about to wake up; like I do everyday.”
“And why, I ask again, do you insist on the same routine?” the ambiguous, almost misty, voice of Alfraser inquires. “In mere milliseconds this device will stir your consciousness” — he gestures towards the alarm clock — “and you will live another day as an addict to these habitual motions.”
“Whatever,” I protest, “my life is extremely interesting and varied.”
“Like hell it is. As soon as you turn off this alarm you are going …

Abstract: Creeds and doctrinal manifestos have always been an integral part of Christian history. In this brief essay I seek to give a brief overview of their role and importance, challenge some notions about their objectivity, and articulate some ideas about how current faith is affected (and built) by everything that has come before it.
A Brief History of Creeds
What is today known as the Apostle’s Creed is among the earliest statements of Christian belief, with portions that echo back possibly to the late second century (while some traditions and legends …

The environment is not a “thing.” And it’s certainly not a thing you can “save.”
It does not “exist” somewhere out there, waiting to be rescued by (or from) you and I. Ultimately, the “environment” is nothing but a word–and it’s a word we made up.
Lesson of the Jellyfish
If a jellyfish could think, it would not think of the ocean as it’s environment, because it cannot in any way be dissociated from it. For the jellyfish, to not be in the ocean is to not be alive. As far as the …

Rhythm is the essence of being alive.
Even if you play very small drum, or even just a shaker or tambourine, synchronization is the difference between making a contribution or making a noise. The complexity of what you do matters far less than the degree of synchronization you have with those around you.
You contribute towards greater advancements and inventions by integrating with the beat, not by bashing your own drum against the groove of the band around you.
You grow yourself, your art and your community by becoming a master at the …

Michel de Certeau formulated the idea of la perrueque as “the workers own work disguised as work for his employer.” But the point was not simply to skimp out work itself, but to leverage the systems of industrialization (which he saw as ultimate degrading) for good and generosity between citizens.

Calvin Hawn, a gentleman who has been a great friend to me for the last few years, tragically died in a car accident on Tuesday morning. A dentist, yoga instructor, and energy healer, Calvin was a man dedicated to the art of gratitude, and perhaps one of the gentlest souls you could ever meet. In memory of his passing, I have compiled some of his main thoughts and teachings from his Twitter account — ideas he would often share over coffee and in conversation — and will simply let his …