Paul Hawken’s Address at Portland State Univ.–Beautiful

Wow!  What a moving speech to the 2009 graduates at their commencement ceremony at Portland State by write/activist Paul Hawken.  I offer the whole speech here, and it is beautifully conceived and written.
 
Paul Hawken: Commencement Address to the Class of 2009
University of Portland, May 3rd, 2009
When I was invited to give this speech, I was [...]

Gratefullness Quotes

I subscribed about a year ago to the daily quotes which come from Gratefulness.org, an organization started under the inspiration of Bro. David Steindl-Rast, a wonderful teacher whose message is about the centrality of the grateful heart in spiritual and emotional health. Here’s some wonderful quotes. Ponder on one each day:
 
Prayer is an act of [...]

Transformation: No Pain No Gain

This past 12 months I have been blessed…yes blessed..with a whole series of challenging situations. First, in January 2008, my wife of 15 years and I decided to live in separate houses, without any sense that we might ever get back together.  My next great challenge was a diagnosis in December of prostate cancer–slow-growing and [...]