What’s My Life For? Purpose, Meaning, and the MOGO Principle
I began Most Good, Least Harm with these sentences: “During my sophomore year in college I embarked upon a quest for inner peace. I yearned for relief from a persistent lack of purpose and meaning in...
View ArticleLife Is Short. Stretch Your Boundaries
This summer my son started CrossFit training, an intensive workout approach that amazed me. I watched one morning as he and a friend set a timer and for 15 minutes did repetitions of the following: 5...
View ArticleDive Into Darkness to Uncover the Light
I love December. Amidst the festivities, the sparkling lights and candles to brighten the darkest month, the singing and celebrating, the craft fairs and concerts, the spirit of generosity (albeit too...
View ArticleHelping Students Live Big Lives
Award-winning educator and educational revolutionary, John Taylor Gatto, wrote in his book, Weapons of Mass Instruction: “Being a mature being means living with a purpose, your own purpose: it’s about...
View ArticleHelping Students Live Big Lives
Note: This is a repost from 8/3/11. Enjoy! Award-winning educator and educational revolutionary, John Taylor Gatto, wrote in his book, Weapons of Mass Instruction: “Being a mature being means living...
View ArticleThis is Our Moment in the Sun
In the most recent issue of The Sun magazine, there’s an interview with Ran Ortner, an ocean landscape artist. It’s a powerful and thought-provoking interview, and in it Ortner says this: “… we come...
View ArticleThe Purpose of Life
Image courtesy of godserv via Creative Commons. I spent two days at a wonderful conference in honor of the ToDo Institute’s 20th anniversary. Titled Thirty Thousand Days, the conference explored how...
View ArticleHumane Education: Tasting a Life of Purpose, Empathy, and Peace
It’s nearly fall, and a new batch of students is beginning one of our five graduate programs in humane education. Toward the end of the program we ask students to reflect on what they’ve learned and...
View ArticleSaying Yes to No Regrets
Image courtesy of ancient history via Creative Commons. Sometimes I regret the things I do. Far more often I regret the things I don’t do. And so I’ve encouraged myself to say yes to things, even when...
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