Rob Tourtelot
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Rob Tourtelot
Navigating mystery humbles us, reminds us with every step that we don’t know everything, are not, in fact, the masters of all.
Martin Shaw • Navigating the Mysteries
After all our futile efforts to transform our ordinary minds into idealized, spiritual minds, we discover the fundamental paradox of practice is that leaving everything alone is itself what is ultimately transformative.
Barry Magid • Ending the Pursuit of Happiness: A Zen Guide
Your job, really, is to find people who love you for reasons you hardly understand, and to love them back, and to try as hard as you can to make it all easier for each other."
How do you know? It’s a question we need to ask more often, both of ourselves and of others. The power lies in its frankness. It’s nonjudgmental—a straightforward expression of doubt and curiosity that doesn’t put people on the defensive.
Adam Grant • Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
When embarking on a great project, start where you are with something small. JAPANESE PROVERB
Beth Kempton • The Way of the Fearless Writer: Mindful Wisdom for a Flourishing Writing Life
👨🏫 Guest Masterclass: Conquering Chronic Anxiety w/ Nick Wignall
youtube.comIn both the art and the business worlds, the difference between the amateurs and the professionals is simple: The professionals know they’re winging it. The amateurs pretend they’re not.
Amanda Palmer • The Art of Asking: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help
Thus our strange relationship with the pain of grief. In the early days, we wish only for it to end; later on, we fear that it will. And when it finally does begin to ease, it also does not, because, at first, feeling better can feel like loss, too.
Maria Popova • Losing Love, Finding Love, and Living with the Fragility of It All
Meditation helps you practice mindfulness – “you break the link between the thought and the behavioral imperative it seems to communicate”Example: practice ignoring the urge to check your email while yo u’re actively engaged with your kids