"The anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic is a good time to be reminded of the only place we can turn to manage the uncertainty and existential storms swirling around us and thereby make better informed decisions; through turning within." —Levi Ben-Schmuel Read More 
Liz Lemon, one of pop-culture's great curmudgeons, has taken up the practice. What does it mean? Rod Meade Sperry explores the question. Read More
I was recently reminded of a column I once read. It was written by an organizational leader who was describing her realization about the auto-pilot way she was going through her life, and her ultimate discovery of the mind’s capacity to cultivate awareness. She shared that ”Blackberries used to be something we consumed,… Read More
With a mental train speeding by, fueled by continuous noise and chaotic connections, what are you missing?, asks Soren Gordhamer, founder of Wisdom 2.0. Read More
Our own "bit of mindfulness" can gradually grow into our own "life of mindfulness." Read More
Which takes more self-control? Lying well or telling the truth? Your answer might say a lot about how trustworthy you are. According to a study by Harvard psychologists, telling the truth is the more challenging of the two—but only for those who are also willing to cheat. Researchers invited participants… Read More
Despite grim bad-news stories, honor is in fact alive among those who serve the public. And so too is mindfulness. Read More
It was around this time of year in 2007 when The Washington Post organized a grand social experiment—one definitely worth revisiting. See what happens in the 3-minute video below. Here’s the recap: On a cold January morning, in a Washington DC metro station, a man with a… Read More
JKZ It is only fair for me to point outright from the start, in the spirit of full disclosure, that the cultivation of mindfulness may just be the hardest work in the world. Ironically, to grow into the fullness of who we actually already are is the challenge of a… Read More
Here's how to deal with gifts in a saner way than some of us, at least, might be used to. Read More
