My Experiments in the Practice of Everyday Life

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Story: Sometimes I Work the Hardest When I Seem To Work the Least.

For the weekly videos, I now tell a story. I’ve realized that for me, and I think for many people, a story is what holds my attention and makes a point most powerfully. This week’s story:   This reminds me of something Virginia Woolf wrote in her Diary: “My mind works in idleness. To do nothing is often my most …


Story: Get a Hold of Yourself, Meredith.

For the weekly videos, I now tell a story. I’ve realized that for me, and I think for many people, a story is what holds my attention and makes a point most powerfully. This week’s story: Get a hold of yourself, Meredith.   Can’t see the video? Click here. Do you have any catch-phrases or mantras that work for you? …


Story: The Things That Go Wrong Often Make the Best Memories.

For the weekly videos, I now tell a story. I’ve realized that for me, and I think for many people, a story is what holds my attention and makes a point most powerfully. This week’s story: The things that go wrong often make the best memories. Can’t see the video? Click here. Have you ever had something go very wrong–which …


Story: Mary, Martha, and the One Needful Thing.

For the weekly videos, I now tell a story. I’ve realized that for me, and I think for many people, a story is what holds my attention and makes a point most powerfully. This week’s story: The story of Mary and Martha.   If you’d like to read the story as told in the King James Bible, here it is, …


Story: An Englishman Would Not Take Snapshots.

For the weekly videos, I now tell a story. I’ve realized that for me, and I think for many people, a story is what holds my attention and makes a point most powerfully. This week’s story: An Englishman would not take snapshots of a fine vessel sinking…   In case you want to read the text: The Middle East have …