The Map Is Mostly Words, and Simon Sarris Shows The Way
Our culture often sells us faulty, fantastical maps of “the good life” that paint alluring pictures that draw us toward them. All too often we stake the expedition of our lives on them, setting sail toward them with every sheet hoisted. And we do so without thinking about it because these maps work on our imagination, not our intellect. It’s not un
... See moreJames K. A. Smith • You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit
Our culture often sells us faulty, fantastical maps of “the good life” that paint alluring pictures that draw us toward them. All too often we stake the expedition of our lives on them, setting sail toward them with every sheet hoisted. And we do so without thinking about it because these maps work on our imagination, not our intellect. It’s not un
... See moreJames K. A. Smith • You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit
Find a compass, not a map. A map might give you directions from A to B, but a compass will help you find true north wherever you are.
Simone Stolzoff • How to Find Clarity When You’re at a Career Crossroads
If there’s a map inscribed in the human heart that shows where home is, the fact that we haven’t yet arrived doesn’t make it a fiction. It might just mean there’s a way we haven’t tried. Maybe Camus gave up too soon. Augustine, his fellow African, might be a better guide.
James K. A. Smith • On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts
Purpose, you could say, is like passion with boundaries. Realism is detachment and perspective.
Ryan Holiday • Ego is the Enemy: The Fight to Master Our Greatest Opponent
A destination without a route leads to meandering and inefficiency, something a great many WHY-types will experience without the help of others to ground them. A route without a destination, however, may be efficient, but to what end? It’s all fine and good to know how to drive, but it’s more fulfilling when you have a place to go.
Simon Sinek • Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
What humans require in our ascent is purpose and realism. Purpose, you could say, is like passion with boundaries. Realism is detachment and perspective.