I recently started a book club. The book I’ve chosen is Martha Beck’s Finding Your Own North Star. Written in 2001, it is a bestselling self-help book designed to help you discover your true life purpose and align your daily actions with your authentic self. Outside of a couple of dated references, it remains timely and … Continue reading The Bumpy Road to Authenticity
What a Whale and an Elephant Taught Me About Loneliness
This morning while on the train I was reading from my latest book choice, Beyond Words; What Animals Think and Feel. In a short chapter ‘Holding Back, Letting Go’ on the subject of interspecies communication and understanding, I came across a particularly moving passage. In it, author Carl Safina shares the reflection of zoologist, botanist, … Continue reading What a Whale and an Elephant Taught Me About Loneliness
