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The career pivot
Henry Zachary has drawn our attention to a recent Washington Post article The Career Pivot by Susan Srvluga.
I thought you might like this story. The career pivot is the ultimate test of self-reinvention. The reasons for a major change are myriad. The result is often universal: happiness. - Henry
Jane Rosen - Looking with Your Whole Body
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Bruce McDermott has contributed an excellent interview with artist Jane Rosen. Bruce has written an Introduction to the Article.
Follow-up to: Age of Anger
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Pete and John have contributed two essays which are good follow-ups to the Age of Anger Post. The first is an article in the Wall Street Journal by Roger Lowenstein in which he reviews Brian Alexander’s “Glass House: The 1% Economy and the Shattering of the All-American Town” which documents a single town in our fractured country. It is a devastating portrait.
Read - "The Death of the All-American Town"
The second "World Without Pity" by Art DeFehr John's longtime colleague and friend, with an introduction from John, focuses on the relationship between globalization and populism.
Age of Anger
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We are certainly living in an interesting time. In a recent edition of the Long Read Section, the Guardian published an essay "Welcome to the Age of Anger" by Pankaj Mishra, which attempts to explain our current circumstances and put them into a historical context. Pete has written an introduction to Mishra's essay. In his introduction, Pete focuses our attention to the question:
What can the Good Life do about this?
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Many of us pursue, or are interested in mindfulness practice. Sounds True is offering a 'Year Full of Mindfulness" featuring Jon Kabat-Zin, Jack Kornfield and other noted teachers. Here is the link to information about the Program: http://www.soundstrue.com/store/year-of-mindfulness
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I am trying to find some good photographs of group activity from the US and UK Seminars. If you have some, please send them to livingthegoodlife@gmail.com.
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Here is a Poem "Gratefulness" by Lao Tzu contributed by Margaret Downs
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John O'Neil, Pete Thigpen and I are pleased to announce that the Good Life Website and Blog is now live. We envision the Website as a primary link for Good Life Alumni and people interested in reflection and exploration on Living a Good Life.