Barbara Brooks created Flamingo Strategies LLC to help clients stand up and stand out, through telling and sharing their stories of impact and purpose.
Hacking Away at Happiness is her blog.
All in Philosophy
We’re all living on borrowed time. Squatting on borrowed land. Eeking out a borrowed existence. So what does safety even mean? And how does it change as we age?
Last-time meditation is the perfect gratitude practice for our time. Because we have so much. And we never know when things may change.
At sundown tonight, our fate for the coming year will be inscribed. And ten days from now that fate will be sealed. So at least until then, I hope to stay curious.
Today is just another day. To wag more and bark less. To express our gratitude. To live as though we could die at any minute.
Since Covid, we’ve all been drinking more. Wine. Whiskey. Bone broth. Coffee and tea. And lots and lots of lemonade. Loaded with sugar. And watered way down. Made from silver lemons.
The fate of the Earth already is inscribed. But through our actions, we have a fantastic opportunity save our planet from doom.
These days ahead are known as the Days of Awe. Because it’s awesome to do the right thing. Maybe even all year long.
Today, on the eve of Yom Kippur, I’m picturing a massively thick Moleskine notebook. In it are the names of countless CEOs and workers, investors and entrepreneurs.
