October 11, 2009
What do we do when things aren’t working? How do we respond to dismal situations, when we’re trying our best, but the world decides to hand us lemons?
Consider the following Haiku, written by Basho:
Fleas, lice,
The horse pissing
Near my pillow.
Although he was on a spiritual journey, and thought himself something important, Basho spent the night on [...]
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May 24, 2007
I know a lot of people who have always wanted to write a book. A book about their lives, about their jobs, their insights–whatever it is, the biggest thing holding people back is that daunting question: Where do I start?
Last month I wrote an entire rough draft of a fiction novel, and met a major [...]
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