When it comes to exercise, you can find inspiration in the oddest places. I wrote about YogaQuest in my book, Geek Culture. Justine Mastin was looking for a way to encourage more physical activity within the geek community and came up with the idea of combining fanfiction and yoga. She found that YogaQuest served as […]
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Sometimes wonderful films fall off the public’s radar. Among these are Joe Versus the Volcano and The Fisher King, neither of which made The Rolling Stone’s list of the hundred greatest movies of the ’90s. Both of these films are beautiful, even spiritual. […]
Getting Out of Your Rut is a Good Thing A few weeks ago, I wrote a serious post about how we need to be willing to be uncomfortable if we want to make a difference. Consider this post its light-hearted cousin: discomfort for the sake of fun. As I mentioned in my previous post, one […]
Note: Yes, this is part of my “Make a Difference” series. I’m experimenting with taking the series name out of the title of my blog posts. I recently started working for a seminary that offers chapel services twice a week. On February 13, just before the beginning of Lent, an M.Div. student preached from […]
When this post goes live, it will be Christmas Day — a time when many people exchange gifts. This year, I’d like to suggest that you give yourself an intangible gift. You can think of this as a resolution if you like. However you think of it, I’d like to suggest that you go easy […]
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Make a Difference: Be Generous
“Generous” is a broad term. Many of my posts have touched on generosity one way or another. But today I want to encourage you to help others succeed professionally, even if it never benefits you. Use LinkedIn With a Generous Spirit If you’re on LinkedIn, you’ll find several ways to help others, starting with […]
My husband does many wonderful things. If the basement floods or something breaks down, he tackles the problem. He helps my mom by carrying heavy things for her or fixing her computer. For one of our anniversaries, he cooked up a fabulous surprise that included breakfast and Star Blazers, a show we’d both loved when we […]
Plastic is wonderful; it’s lightweight and durable. Unfortunately, its durability is a problem. Throw it away (many of us, myself included, do just that with at least some of the plastic we use), and it just sits around. Plastic in our water is a particular concern, and reports about the amount of plastic in […]
With Thanksgiving a week away, it seems appropriate to post about Christmas shopping. For those of us who exchange Christmas gifts, this time of year can be filled with purchasing decisions. One way we can make a difference in the world is to approach these decisions thoughtfully. Think About Who You Are Buying For We’ve […]