Last week Todd Henry offered a great piece of advice from the Bhagavad Gita: “You have the right to work, but never to the fruit of work.” Often we strive for some kind of success or reward, the fruit of our work. We think the work (whether it’s a day job or some other kind…

The sunrise this morning, in our corner of the world, was magical. For a brief moment, the sky turned pink. Taking the queue, the red leaves on our hedge and the neighbour’s maple tree began to shimmer like a million tiny lights. Seriously. They were glowing. Staring wide-eyed out the windows with our kids (because…

Sometimes you can’t get that thing you want by pursuing it directly. You might want C, but instead of going after C directly, you’d be better off pursuing A, which will automatically lead to B, then C. The problem is that the connection between A, B and C isn’t always intuitive, so we waste our…

In a middle school Media Literacy class I remember learning about how print ads direct your attention. I learned about how the entire page was pointing to the product, to entice you to buy it. How devious, and how clever! I was amazed that by positioning actors and actresses and cigarettes and roasting sticks in…