Stuck for last minute gift ideas?

Stuck for last minute gift ideas?

Stuck for last minute gift ideas this Christmas? Here are six powerful books from the general area of ‘personal development’ that I have found very useful in my life: Last minute gift ideas: 6 Books to consider The Gifts of Imperfection (2010), Brené...
The Rise of Homo Economicus

The Rise of Homo Economicus

Who exactly is homo economicus? To set the scene, I want to share with you a conversation I overheard on the bus the other day, which was both inspiring and disheartening and at the same time. It was between two very young brothers, no more than five or six if I had...
Our power to change

Our power to change

What is the key to personal change?  As I dwelled on this somewhat tricky question, I recalled the words of Huineng, the 7th century zen master who spoke of “self awakening to self nature” and “sudden practice with sudden awakening”. What...