To put it simply, humankind is about to enter the floral stage of its evolutionary development, and this is one of the most important posts you’ll ever read on Helping Friendly Corner. Bookmark it, marinate on it, read it again and again. Happy 6/26!
Read MoreToday’s post, in honor of everyone who missed their graduation ceremonies, is a stand in commencement speech from one of the wisest guys I know, Tom Robbins himself.
Read MoreJust realized I forgot to post this yesterday. Happy belated Mother’s Day! Grateful for you.
If we're ever going to get the world back on a natural footing, back in tune with natural rhythms, if we're going to nurture the Earth and protect it and have fun with it and learn from it - which is what mothers do with their children - then we've got to put technology (an aggressive masculine system) in its proper place, which is that of a tool to be used sparingly, joyfully, gently and only in the fullest cooperation with nature. Nature must govern technology, not the other way around.
- Tom Robbins, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
If you need to visualize the soul…
Read MoreIn honor of the super moon, and because I’ve been thinking about the relationship between Pan the god and Pan the pandemic as of late, here’s an excerpt from Helping Friendly Book #5, Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins. Notice the roots of the masculine/feminine, classic/romantic split go way, way back.
Read MoreSince yesterday was a summit day and the post was long with a lot to unpack, I thought today might be nice to go short and pithy before picking back up with Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance and the Metaphysics of Quality tomorrow. Here’s one of my favorite quotes from my favorite authors, from Helping Friendly Book 32.
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