I just found this completely brilliant quote that made me think of the Heart of Business community and I don’t know where else to put it, so I’m putting it here.

This was shared by Roderick MacIver, of Heron Dance, a beautiful newsletter/journal which features his watercolors. Here’s the quote:

It is not an easy task, but a most rewarding one, to bless the marketplace with a contemplative presence. It seems to me that the life of work and prayer is not only possible, but greatly enhanced by standing firm in the real world with one’s being anchored solidly in the Ultimate Reality. It is the harmony of the universe that echoes in the heart of the “new monk” who works and prays, lives and loves, re-creates and recreates in the center of the present world. The mystical monastery is the whole of society; the marketplace is one of its cloisters. The Holy Rule of the New Monk is the solid perspective of the spiritual practice embraced.
– Theresa Mancuso from “A Monastic Life.”

Enjoy!
Susan
Susan J´s last blog ..We’re the Golden Kids

We have to ask, listen and also listen to the underlying ideas that are being conveyed. That’s when we are working from the heart.
Karl Staib – Work Happy Now´s last blog ..21 Questions You Should Ask Yourself Every Monday

I think my lesson is to be more in touch with my market/other people. I find it easy to be intense and unusual.

I think people for stuff that relates to them. They don’t like not understanding. And yes, feeling unusual is one thing to connect about.

So, I’m not sure how my strangeness would serve my business. I’ve downloaded the manifesto and will read it and get back to you with what I think of it.
Evan´s last blog ..Patience is Not Easy

“Love-filled power-duo” is the sweetest, awesomest thing anyone’s ever called us. It’s much better than the “Terror Twins” we’ve jokingly earned among our gaming friends. (;

Thank you for including us, but more importantly, thank you for being our friend. *hugs*