Zen in the Art of Archery - Eugen Herrigel

-      Man is a thinking reed but his great works are done when he is not calculating and thinking. (viii)

-      When a man reaches this state of ‘spiritual’ development, he is a zen artist of life. He does not need, like the painter, a canvas, brushes and paints; nor does he require, like the ( Read more... )

Think on These Things - J. Krishnamurti, 1964

-      I wonder if we have ever asked ourselves what education means (1)

-      If we merely prepare ourselves to earn a livelihood, we shall miss the whole point of life. (9)

-      Surely education has no meaning unless it helps you understand the vast expanse of life with all its subtleties, with ( Read more... )

The Tyranny of Structurelessness by Jo Freeman, 1970
-Structure must be explicit, not implicit.
-Decision making must be open and available to everyone and this can only happen if they are formalized.
-We cannot decide to have a structured or structureless group; only whether to have a formally structured one.
-An unstructured group always has an ( Read more... )

After 3 years of drawing a blank, poetry has re-entered my life in the form of haiku.

car vs. bike
ice caps are melting
convenience subdues conscience
cash flows more than sweat

solo
alone in the woods
a pronoun loses meaning
gender disappears

malapropism
"can't" means unable
"won't": the conscious choice not to
do not confuse them

And for the food industry...
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I wrote this yesterday to the president of the company as well as the president of the Mid-Atlantic Region.
I'm curious to see what response, if any, this letter will generate.

Dear Ken,
The email below outlines the conversation I want to have with you. I have also included John Mackey on this email because I would like to better understand the ( Read more... )

This is a purely stream of conscience manifesto that came about at 2am this morning:

Things are feeling intense. I guess things are always intense. I think a lot. I reflect. I ponder the cause, the contributors, the way that I react, the reactions others may have... It feels hard to take in reality sometimes. Its hard to talk about the ways in which ( Read more... )