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The Magical Umbrella: How a Monk’s Christmas Present Changed My Life
Christmas is rapidly approaching and each year my thoughts return to the Trappist monks of Mepkin Abbey. For many years I religiously spent several weeks over Christmas living and working alongside the monks, but unfortunately the last couple have been so busy that I’ve been unable to get away. But of all my wonderful memories, [...]
Determined and Eager
Even my febrile brain is at a loss as to how to apply this wonderful video to business or anything else that is “practical.” It is just such a wonderful piece that I had to watch it over and over and now feel compelled to share it. On the one hand it is only a video of a singleman, Mark Alouf, [...]
I Do and I Understand: A New Model of Transformational Education
Fr. Francis Kline, besides being one of the most impressive leaders I have ever met, also happens to be a Julliard trained organist who, much to the disappointment of the New York Times, at the age of 21 gave up a lucrative recording contract and certain stardom to enter a Trappist monastery. I was thrilled when [...]
Want an Unpaid Workforce? Earn It.
Why do the monks have an unpaid workforce in the first place? Because they inspire people to work for room and board. The unpaid workforce is not a “given,” it is [...]
Where do I find the inspiration to live a better life?
Where do I find the inspiration to live a better life? Most people think inspiration leads to action. While this occasionally happens, most of the time action leads to inspiration. We never arrive at the gym on the first day woefully out of shape with a spring in our step. Yet as we see results [...]
