You money or your life?
March 28, 1948. Sunday night on NBC radio. Jack Benny is walking home from a party with Ronald Colman’s Oscar…
Mindfulness Blog
Mind the present
On the morning of 16 November 1973, Buddhist monks carried a body down to Muir Beach and burned it on a wood pyre. The body belonged to Alan Watts, dead at 58 after years of heavy drinking that his friends had watched with growing alarm.
Pet the damn cat
Last Tuesday I was having one of those days. You know the kind. Where your coffee tastes like disappointment, and…
Seize the day: How to live in the moment
We’ve all heard the phrase “carpe diem” – seize the day. It’s plastered on coffee mugs, thrown around in graduation…
If this isn’t nice, what is?
In the summer of 1998, while the world watched the Clinton scandal unfold and Google took its first steps in…
Quick techniques for reducing stress and beating anxiety
Experiencing stress and anxiety is a common part of life. From managing deadlines to handling personal issues, these feelings can…