Life is like a Movie
December 23, 2008
I am interrupting the previously scheduled discussion about putting the eco back in economics to take a moment to write about…movies. A recent report on Rodale.com says that happiness is contagious. I agree, so much so that I RARELY go to see movies that aren’t happy ones. I can feel bummed out for days after seeing a movie that ends badly. And… more
Comments (4)Let’s Put the “Eco” Back in “Economics”
December 16, 2008
Be careful what you wish for…
As a businessperson, I’ve always cringed when I’ve heard environmentalists cry to their faithful to “consume less.” Of course that’s the right thing to do, but the whole focus of our economic security in our global culture is based on consuming more. Growth, production, and consumer confidence are false gods, but they are our… more
Comments (1)Ancient Chinese Secret!
December 10, 2008
For health and healing.
I have been fighting off a cold for the past month like a Ninja warrior. Everyone around me has caught it, suffered severely, then been plagued by a lingering, hideous cough. But I don’t have time to get a cold. Not now, anyway. Fortunately, I have a secret weapon.
It all started this summer (Sigh! Remember summer?) with a lovely dinner for our Chinese publishing partners…. more
Comments (6)The Power of Being Connected
December 3, 2008
I was sitting in the hospital with my mother, who has just suffered a “cardiac event” which is not quite an acute heart attack, but not a celebratory situation either. Thank God for Blackberries in hospitals. You can communicate with lots of people easily, and feel connected—even as you sit in a darkened room late at night watching heart rates travel across the screen, which, frankly, can feel like watching sewing-machine stitches.
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