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Personal and General Writing

On Not Feeling Guilty For Your Privilege

July 13, 2015 by Colin Beavan Leave a Comment

Lately, I have heard a lot of talk around people saying they feel guilty for their “privilege.” By privilege, they mean the life advantages they did not earn but that came as a result of skin color or birthplace or age or gender or sexuality. People eat good meals and then say, “I’m just feeling bad because I […]

Filed Under: Activism and Social Change, Personal and General Writing

A Hint for Bringing Out The Good In Others

July 8, 2015 by Colin Beavan 1 Comment

The other day I was standing in the crowded New York subway and a man sitting down held up his Daily News and said loudly “Anybody want the paper?” I actually wanted it but was standing and couldn’t really read it. Around me, a lot of people had earbuds in and didn’t hear him. A couple people […]

Filed Under: Happiness and Life Satisfaction, Personal and General Writing, Purpose and Meaning

The Excellent Message Your Frustration Offers

July 2, 2015 by Colin Beavan 2 Comments

Someone recently left this comment on my Facebook page: I just feel like signing petitions, protesting, voting, etc. is getting us no where right now…the news is pretty doggone depressing… She feels frustrated with the old methods of helping the world. To her mind, change is not happening fast enough. The danger here is that […]

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The “Only Us” Way To Empower Yourself

June 26, 2015 by Colin Beavan Leave a Comment

These two images show how we can empower ourselves by changing how we see ourselves in relation to the system we want to transform. By the way, these images come from my forthcoming book How to Be Alive, which comes out in January. Join the email list to stay informed.

Filed Under: How To Be Alive, Personal and General Writing

The Life Balance of a Fiddler on The Roof

June 25, 2015 by Colin Beavan Leave a Comment

“A fiddler on the roof. “Sounds crazy, no? “But you might say that every one of us is a fiddler on the roof. Trying to scratch out a pleasant, simple tune without breaking his neck.” These are the opening words of the Broadway classic and movie “The Fiddler on The Roof.” They are spoken by Tevye, […]

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There Is No Calling in Your Future

March 8, 2015 by Colin Beavan 4 Comments

1. There is no calling in your future. 2. No one needs you in the future. 3. You can find no satisfaction in the future. 4. You miss your calling to the exact extent you expect to find it in some time other than now. 5. You know what you care about in this world […]

Filed Under: Personal and General Writing, Purpose and Meaning

Bella’s Path to Peace

February 2, 2015 by Colin Beavan 1 Comment

My daughter Bella’s mother tends towards Christian practices and I tend toward Buddhist. So my daughter Bella has long had an internal dialog about the relationship between the two. She said to me: “Jesus and Buddha, they are brothers, right, Daddy?” It took me a moment to get over the fact that my then 8-year-old […]

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My grandfather’s cuff links

February 29, 2008 by Colin Beavan

My grandfather was a big wig, first, in the OSS and then, through the 50s and 60s, in the CIA. In fact, my last book, Operation Jedburgh, told the story of secret World War II operation that my grandfather helped oversee. Now, I am not uncritical of the actions of the CIA through those years […]

Filed Under: Environment, No Impact Man, Personal and General Writing, Relationships, Family and Friendship Tagged With: disposablility, durability, sustainable economy, throwaway culture

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