by jlouden | Jul 2, 2011 | Favorites
Although it is not yet 10 am, I have: enjoyed clean running water eight times and indoor plumbing twice sipped tea from the Qimen County in Anhwei province in China nibbled strawberries from the foothills of the...
by jlouden | Jun 25, 2011 | Favorites
A video about hummingbirds in which I tear up as people walk by my house – it makes better sense if you watch (click here if you don’t see a video). It’s been a fabulous week. Monday I was over at The Domino Project’s Self-Reliance Initiative;...
by jlouden | Jun 22, 2011 | Favorites
Since I started this Savor & Serve experiment, I’ve been running away from two hairy questions. I look over my shoulder at them frequently, then, just as quickly, look away. I don’t want to ask these questions. I don’t want to write about them....
by jlouden | Jun 20, 2011 | Favorites
I’m part of The Domino Project’s #Trust30 – Trust Yourself Writing Project. It’s a 30-day writing challenge where 30 writers and thinkers provide writing prompts for 30 days, inspired by Emerson’s classic, Self-Reliance. Today that...
by jlouden | Jun 18, 2011 | Favorites
How do you write to change the world? It’s certainly a question I’m dancing with – how to fashion words about my experiences and insights that move you to love your life and love the world? Here are the books that are helping me learn how to do that...
by jlouden | Jun 11, 2011 | Favorites
Let’s bring into action, shall we? 1. Love list: write down what you love. Linger over it. Share it on the bus, at work, on Facebook. When you own what you love, nothing can stop you. 2. Talk to a homeless person (or anyone else you would shy away from) with the...
