lifestyle

What is worthwhile?

One of the most interesting lessons I’ve learned along the way is how much in the world of business happens just because it has always been that way. For us setting off to build a sustainable product and socially conscious business from the start, we’ve run into tons of pushback that when you dig into it is just there because that's how people are... See more

Conner Tidd, Co-Founder, Just Vertical

Everything is a process. We’re always changing, growing, and developing.

Lauren & William, Co-Founders, WOYOTE

#23 Generosity as a practice

I've learned accidentally that generosity is extremely uncomfortable but can be learned. Giving to charities is not practicing generosity, it just fits into the norms of society. Gifts are uncomfortable because they create bonds. Give before it feels like you are ready. Giving can open you up to more possibility

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Think of life as an opportunity to create and give.

“A good marriage is one in which each spouse secretly thinks he or she got the better deal, and this is true also of our friendships.” — Anne Lamott

French philosopher Simone Weil encourages us to search the root cause:

"All sins are attempts to fill voids."

Your passions should fit you exactly but your purpose in life should exceed you. Work for something much larger than yourself.

Kevin Kelly • Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier

To live only for some future goal is shallow. It's the sides of the mountain which sustain life, not the top. Here's where things grow." Source: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

“The nature of life is change and the nature of people is to resist change.”

Conner Tidd, Co-Founder, Just Vertical

Lauren & William, Co-Founders, WOYOTE

Paul Millerd • Tweet

Kevin Kelly • Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier

Lori Gottlieb • Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed