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4 Reasons You Should Stop Blogging (Or At Least Slow Down)
34July 31, 2016 by Paula Reed Nancarrow
Writing has always been my way of making meaning out of experience. There are many advantages to the practice. It …
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Reading with my Mom
37June 5, 2016 by Paula Reed Nancarrow
My mother was a big reader. I got my love of books from her. Even after she started to have …
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Moving On
21May 22, 2016 by Paula Reed Nancarrow
Bless me Father, for I have sinned. It has been a month since my last blog post. Actually, a few …
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19 Quotations from Authors on Contentment and Place
17April 17, 2016 by Paula Reed Nancarrow
As I mentioned last week, I am getting ready for a big move. It seems a good time to focus …
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Atlantis Rising
19April 10, 2016 by Paula Reed Nancarrow
A couple of posts ago, when discussing Plato’s notion of contentment, I brought up the Lost Continent of Atlantis. Actually …
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Contentment: You’re Doing It Wrong
16March 20, 2016 by Paula Reed Nancarrow
Diogenes the Cynic (412 BCE – 323 BCE) was a piece of work. You have to think the man knew …
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3 Badass Greek Philosophers on What Contentment Means
14March 13, 2016 by Paula Reed Nancarrow
I was complaining last week about the shallow approach to soul-building often found on the self-help shelves. Complaining is not …
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Birthday Boy
28February 21, 2016 by Paula Reed Nancarrow
Today my son Aidan is twenty-seven. I have experienced contentment in solitude, and I have experienced it in the company …
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Lost in Transfiguration
11February 14, 2016 by Paula Reed Nancarrow
I went to church last week. I call myself a Buddhist by practice and a Christian by culture, but I …
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