by Kim Ort | Jul 18, 2019 | Books, Inspiration, People
I’m a big fan of Maria Popova’s blog, Brain Pickings, described by its author as “an inventory of cross-disciplinary interestingness, spanning art, science, design, history, philosophy, and more.” Popova is who I’d want to be in another life, even though she’s half my...
by Kim Ort | Mar 19, 2019 | Books, Contemplation, Habits, Inspiration, People
* All photos in this post are from Arizona ”In this convulsive age of uprooted populations and extensive diasporas, holding onto places – and sensing fully the goodness contained therein – has become increasingly difficult, and in years to come, I expect,...
by Kim Ort | Feb 1, 2019 | Books, Contemplation, Seeing
Can you imagine being free from authority? Recently, a friend gave me a book of daily reflections by the philosopher J. Krishnamurti (1895 – 1986). It’s called The Book of Life (paid link) and is thought-provoking, to say the least. Krishnamurti studied the...
