Michael Schreiber
@schreibrations
Michael Schreiber
There is no shortage of good days. It is good lives that are hard to come by. A life of good days lived in the senses is not enough. The life of sensation is the life of greed; it requires more and more. The life of the spirit requires less and less; time is ample and its passage sweet. Who would call a day spent reading a good day? But a life... See more
Maria Popova • How We Spend Our Days Is How We Spend Our Lives: Annie Dillard on Choosing Presence Over Productivity
As Yanomami leader, Davi Kopenawa, memorably puts it: There is only one sky and we must take care of it, for if it becomes sick, everything will come to an end.
What Indigenous Wisdom Can Teach Us About Economics
From Ezra Klein:
AI might be able to churn out content faster than we can, but we still need a human mind to sift through and figure out what’s good. In other words, A.I. is going to turn more of us into editors. But editing is a peculiar skill. It’s hard to test for, or teach, or even describe. But it’s the crucial step in the creative process that
... See moreLeadership is not about forcing your will on others. It’s about mastering the art of letting go.
Phil Jackson • Eleven Rings
First, you believe that there is one Intelligent Substance, from which all things proceed; second, you believe that this Substance gives you everything you desire; and third, you relate yourself to it by a feeling of deep and profound gratitude.
Wallace D. Wattles • The Science of Getting Rich
Steve Jobs once said, “Real artists ship.”
Jeff Goins • You Are a Writer (So Start Acting Like One)
without the grand shows and displays, the burning of incense and the lighting of forty million candles and all of the Gregorian chants or the rock and roll or whatever you choose, without any of it—in the silent temple of your heart, you make a simple choice: In this moment, I am going to discover what it means to teach only Love.
Shanti Christo Foundation • The Way of Mastery ~ Part One: The Way of the Heart
The crises of the modern world verify what Indigenous cultures have always known: that all phenomena are inextricably interconnected.