by Kim Ort | Nov 22, 2017 | Attention, Contemplation, Habits, Inspiration, People, Practices
It’s Thanksgiving week in the U.S. of A. and I’m off visiting my family. Recently, one of my favourite sites, On Being, rebroadcast a podcast with the wonderful social psychologist Ellen Langer – The Science of Mindlessness and Mindfulness. Langer...
by Kim Ort | Nov 15, 2017 | Books, Contemplation, Habits, Inspiration, People, Photography
While at a workshop with writer, Dani Shapiro, she referred to a piece in her book, Still Writing (paid link) – Advice for Writers from Poet Jane Kenyon. I realized that I’ve incorporated many of these things into my life over the past few years. Below...
by Kim Ort | Oct 25, 2017 | Compassion, Contemplation, Humility, Possibilities, Practices, Topics
I’ve been studying and practicing stoicism recently. If you’re like most people, you may have a picture of a stoic as someone with a stiff, upper lip and not having emotions. This is a misunderstanding. Stoicism as a philosophy goes back to the 3rd century...
