Back in March I offered up instructions for folding an origami crane.
The crane symbolizes peace in Japanese, Chinese and Korean traditions. In Japan, tradition holds that anyone with the commitment and patience to fold 1,000 paper cranes will be granted their most desired wish. For the true story of Sadako Sasaki and the thousand cranes, [...]
Two monks, Tanzan and Ekido, were walking together down a muddy road. A heavy rain was falling and had swollen the stream running near the path.
Rounding a bend, they saw a beautiful girl dressed in formal kimono, crying at an intersection.
Tanzan asked, “What is wrong?” The girl explained that she was on her way to [...]
I was putting my kayak on the car the other day and mosquitoes, now in full season here in northern New England, kept distracting me from my task.
Tighten one strap, slap at the mosquitoes. Start attaching the other strap, slap, slap. They’re large enough here to have landing lights, so ignoring them is out of [...]
“Whatever the tasks, do them slowly with ease, in mindfulness. Don’t do any task in order to get it over with.” – Thich Nhat Hanh, The Miracle of Mindfulness
It’s the rare person who’s willing to confront a difficult conversation slowly with ease, in mindfulness. So many I talk to take the latter approach: Get it [...]
A Unitarian Universalist minister was once my student in a negotiation course. At the end of the course, by way of thanks, he gave me the gift of one of his books, a collection of reflections on life. There’s a gentle calmness about the collection, and one entry in particular that I return to again [...]
Timothy Johnson of Carpe Factum tagged me in his “blogospheric recycling meme,” inviting me to share 5-10 past posts that I think were under-appreciated. I’m picky about the memes I participate in because I like to stay on topic, and Tim’s let’s me do that.
How Do You Get Someone to Change?
Persistent Workplace Rumors Defy [...]
It’s the weekend, it’s spring, and it’s sunny.
What better excuse for giving a little gift that symbolizes peace?
I’m giving a way a single paper origami crane to anyone in the U.S. who’d like one. Want to see what it looks like? Check out this photo of my business card and crane by Becky McCray, whom [...]
