That religion and spirituality are two distinct beasts is fairly well understood now. The former carries with it the whiff of rules and structure, expectation and punishment; the latter is considerably more freeform, and open to as much speculation as anyone can throw at it. But sometimes efforts to simplify such distinctions thus, only serve…
So the budget’s dropped, the feds have spoken and the rest of us are left to pluck the pieces off the dance floor. So goes the political paso-doble with which we should all be miserably familiar by now. But how much easier the moves would be if we were partnered with a quick-stepping grasp of…
“The Internet is the future of spirituality.” So declared Rainn Wilson, the charismatic American actor best known for his fierce and oblivious portrayal of Dwight Schrute on The Office. The statement, and the heartfelt sentiment he applied to it, apparently caught his audience at a recent public-speaking event a little off guard. Presumably, they had…
If something momentous happens to you in your life and you fail to write it down, did it really happen? It’s a metaphysical contemplation that is as riveting as it is rhetorical. The act of committing to paper the thoughts and activities of one’s day can be traced back to the age of the papyrus…
It’s an idea whose time has come. Timebanks, having languished in anticipation of the world’s resounding and grateful acknowledgement for too long, may just be the answer to our current spate of financial woes. Through them, we might redefine our understanding of currency to better reflect the value of those goods and services it purports…