Bryan Stevenson: How to Save the World

Bryan Stevenson: How to Save the World

by | Jun 27, 2019 | Book Review, essay, inspiration

Bryan Stevenson is the executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama, and a professor of law at New York University Law School. He has won relief for dozens of condemned prisoners, argued five times before the Supreme Court, and won acclaim...
Sustaining the long note

Sustaining the long note

by | Nov 4, 2018 | essay, inspiration

From filmmaker Michael More: “This morning I have been pondering a nearly forgotten lesson I learned in high school music. Sometimes in band or choir, music requires players or singers to hold a note longer than they actually can hold a note. In those cases, we...
Busy, Busy, Busy

Busy, Busy, Busy

by | Aug 21, 2016 | essay, inspiration, quotations

It’s not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: what are we busy about? Henry David Thoreau Not causing harm requires staying awake. Part of being awake is slowing down enough to notice what we say and do. The more we witness our emotional chain...