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Time Out
I’ve written almost nothing on this blog since the inauguration of Donald Trump. Partly I think it’s because I’ve been so outwardly focused – fixated on the daily, minute-by-minute news of the disturbing, twisted, often absurd machinations of this new … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, anger, change, positive psychology, psychology, self-care, service, social justice, work, writing
Tagged anger, Buddha, depression, Donald Trump, Harper's, hope, news, Thoreau, time out, Walter Kirn, writing
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Should You Go on a News Diet?
A couple of years ago, I went on a silent meditation retreat after a particularly grueling period of work. I had just returned from a week at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp, where I was monitoring hearings for prisoners stuck … Continue reading
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Tagged art, beauty, Buddhism, Dalai Lama, Jack Kornfield, journalism, media, meditation, news, news cycle, stress
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