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To Whom Do You Belong

May 17, 2018January 15, 2020

  It was 1986. The aroma of my mother’s biryani, a chicken rice dish spiced with masala, greeted me as I returned home from my day of classes at the …

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It’s what you do that defines you

August 7, 2017August 7, 2017

How often I think of thanking the people who have been helpful. But then, I don’t act on it. Sometimes it’s because I feel like that might make that person …

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What are you Searching For?

April 14, 2015April 13, 2015

What is your community? Is it your work? Perhaps the people who share your co-working space? Is it your family because they are where you feel most loved? Perhaps its …

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Your Outer World Changes as Your Inner World Does

April 9, 2015April 8, 2015

In recent weeks, we’ve been chatting with Ruthie Ackerman about how she finds her allies, her community. The first post discusses how once Ruthie claimed her passions as her own, …

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Why Work Could Very Well Be Killing You

April 7, 2015April 8, 2015

A comb, a high-heeled shoe, and football tickets. These can all be tools of “covering” or passing. But, in a way you wouldn’t expect. In this informative talk: Christie Smith, …

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The Only Norm is Onlyness

March 27, 2015March 27, 2015

“There are people in this world who have the full rights of citizenship, in our communities, our countries and around the world. And then there are those of us who, …

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What Is It You Are Curious About?

March 6, 2015March 6, 2015

Last night, I participated in an event at “the Family”, a startup incubator based in Paris, which is aiming to form an “unfair advantage” for startups in France. A “revolution” …

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What Does It Feel To Be Bill Murray?

March 2, 2015

In Vulture, Bill Murray answers the question of what it feels to be him: “I think if I’m gonna answer that question, because it is a hard question, I’d like …

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Intersections of Compassion

February 17, 2015February 18, 2015

In recent weeks, we’ve been exploring a question that many of us grapple with: How do I actually go about finding my purpose, my meaning .. My Onlyness? Understanding why …

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