Introduction Everything in life comes from practice – “the deliberate repetition of an action with an awareness of what we want to achieve.” (1) “Learning to center your attention on the process of what you are doing instead of what you are trying to achieve, using the goal as a rudder instead of a reminder of what […]
Preface to the Routledge Classics Edition Two themes of the book: Taboo as a spontaneous device for protecting the distinctive categories of the universe. Taboo protects the local consensus on how the world is organized. Reflections on the cognitive discomfort caused by ambiguity. Ambiguous things can seem very threatening. “In both cases, a challenge to […]
Introduction “Although she was deeply committed to her Catholic heritage, her vision of cosmic reality is a synthesis of Western and Eastern religions.” (3) Beatrice Bruteau is neofeminine. The ecstatic nature of God is rising up in and through the evolution of consciousness. (4) “[Bruteau] represents a new type of scholar, one free of the […]
started 1/26/17 Kindle Version (More) Musings and Methodologies Book has changed a lot since original publication, but the core argument remains. Atonement theories tend to outlive their usefulness. “The Structure of What Follows” – Outline of rest of book Part 1: The Stories We Tell About Sin and Shame “Sin doesn’t really exist as a […]
Started 12/26/16 Heard about it on Tim Ferriss Show podcast Introduction Junger desired for some calamity just so he could be part of a band coming together to survive. (xiv) STORY – Man gives Junger his lunch; Man took responsibility for Junger (beyond generosity). (xiv-xvii) “Humans don’t mind hardship, in fact they thrive on it; what […]
Started 11/29/16, Physical Book www.thepracticingmind.com Chapter 1: The Learning Begins Sterner had a shift in his early to mid twenties in the process of becoming an accomplished musician where he had an “ah-ha” moment realizing that he now loved to practice. He saught to deconstruct that process and golf offered an opportunity to do that […]
Hardee’s Sign Introduction This is a sign that hangs in the Hardee’s on Drake Ave in Huntsville. Now, I love Hardee’s as much as the next person, but this sign sort of struck me as an odd mish-mash of sloganeering for commercial purposes. I don’t disagree with any slogan on the list. I understand that […]
The Unbearable Wholeness of Being: God, Evolution and the Power of Love Ilia Delio This is the best book I’ve read this year. A beautiful theology based on understanding evolution as the human story. Here are my notes: Introduction “In my view, evolution is the story.” The area where evolution has the least influence is theology due […]
Working Beneath the Surface: Attending to the Soul’s “Hidden Agenda” for Wholeness, Fulfillment, and Deep Spiritual Healing Thomas Riskas – 1997, Executive Excellence Publishing Started 1/22/14. Finished 2/6/14.https://plus.google.com/106146167933478760178/postswww.riskasconsulting.comhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/riskasconsulting Preface Riskas began to grow discontent with initial change in clients that later backslid, which was true for himself too. He came to believe that our darker […]
Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School John Medina – 2008, Pear Press Finished January, 2014. http://brainrules.net/ http://brainrules.net/dvd (short videos summarizing each chapter/rule) @BrainRulesBooks Chapters have summaries at the end Chapter 1: Exercise – Rule #1 – Exercise Boosts Brain Power “one of the greatest predictors of successful aging […]