To Imagination

“To Imagination” by Emily BrontëWhen weary with the long day’s care,And earthly change from pain to pain,And lost and ready to despair,Thy kind voice calls me back again:Oh, my true friend! I am not lone,While thou canst speak with such a tone!  So hopeless is the world without;The world within I doubly prize;Thy world, where …

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A Higher Degree of Mindfulness

One of my companies, Energetix Corporation, launched a new stress reduction initiative today. Modeled after programs currently running in companies like General Mills, Google, Apple and Deutsche Bank, we're offering training in yoga and meditation as a means of generating a higher degree of mindfulness. Mindfulness is defined as being "a state of being fully present, …

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Time Alone

"One travels more usefully when alone, because he reflects more." ~ Thomas Jefferson A new acquaintance asked me if I meditated regularly and I replied in the affirmative, with the caveat that I did not "meditate" in the traditional sense of the word. I explained that I thought best during or shortly after engaging in …

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Brevity is the Soul of Wit

Mastery in any activity is revealed when the doer makes the action seem effortless. I have seen mastery revealed in many areas of human activity - in the kitchen, on the sports field, in the theater, in the classroom - and the signature qualities of one who has mastered his art are grace and poise. …

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