by Kim Ort | Sep 2, 2014 | Art, Books, Contemplation, Inspiration, Possibilities, Topics
The Goldfinch by Carel Fabritius (Wikimedia Commons) I’m not a literary critic. All I know is that I love Donna Tartt’s writing. After reading all 770 pages of her recent Pulitzer prize-winning novel, The Goldfinch(paid link), I can’t stop thinking...
by Kim Ort | Aug 28, 2014 | Attention, Books, Contemplation, Possibilities, Practices
** Books mentioned have Amazon affiliate links, meaning I make a few cents if you purchase through my link. I only recommend books that I’ve read. Jill Bolte Taylor is a neuro-anatomist who suffered a hemmhoragic stroke at the age of 37. She was bleeding into the left...
by Kim Ort | Jul 31, 2014 | Attention, Books, Practices
Nearly 1 in 7 Americans suffer from some kind of anxiety disorder. ~ Scott Stossel, Atlantic Magazine Scott Stossel reports this statistic from the National Institute of Mental Health in his book, The Age of Anxiety(paid link), as well as the article in Atlantic...
