My life has less meaning than it did several years ago—but it feels much more purposeful.
I’m reflecting on the differences between meaning and purpose. We all create meaning through the stories that we tell ourselves. I’m doing this right now. The word “meaning” has roots in an older word related to mind. So the meaning of life only exists in our minds.
Purpose isn’t something that we think. It’s something that we feel into.
My purpose can’t be captured in a single story—it’s whatever brings me most alive. I’m “on purpose” when I’m feeling fulfilled. I express my purpose through how I am being, and how this shapes my actions and relationships. Read More…
Sometimes the universe just wants us to throw a stick.
I’ve been very attentive with my attention recently. I’m becoming more aware of what I’m creating with the energy that’s available to me. I’ve also been pondering the relationship between attention, social change and my role in this process.
Can people grow a wiser, fairer and more vibrant world in 140 characters or less? My experience of Twitter is a resounding yes. It’s a technology for shaping attention. But it’s easy to get lost in the rivers of tweets. We need to know how to sift through the chatter to find the bits of gold.
Climate change, male depression, global poverty, suicide and violence. We don’t normally connect these issues. But there’s a common thread that runs among them. Men are in a state of turmoil. And many of us are taking this out on ourselves, other men, women, children and our environment. 
Imagine a society that keeps renewing itself and thrives with vibrant energy. Imagine a resilient economy that enhances life without depleting it. Imagine institutions that empower people to reach our full potential. The world we’re creating is shaped by how we see, so lately I’ve been doing some re-imagining.
Last year I 
“How can we achieve sustainability without exploring the other s word: spirituality?”.
