Sometimes in order to find balance, you need to fall many times. In order to find the center, you often have to walk the edges.
To find equilibrium, sometimes you have to experience instability.
That’s why I’ve found it helpful to pursue:
The Path of the Ordinary Radical
In the revolutionary sense, radicals are often seen in a negative [...]
Live on Your Own Terms
Monthly Archives: June 2009
24 Ways to Be an Ordinary Radical
When You’ve Been Given Back Your Time
When I walked into work on my final day of employment, there was a box sitting on my desk with a note resting beside it.
The note read:
Early in the industrial revolution, workplaces typically had no clocks. This was done to reinforce the concept that the company owns you and your time. Thus, on retirement, a [...]
So I Quit My Day Job, Dear Boss: You’re Fired
Next year, my grandfather will celebrate his 40th year of self employment as owner of one of the longest running plumbing and heating businesses in his city. At the age of 74, he is still going strong as the oldest plumber in business in Boise, Idaho. Nonconformity and delinquency are still pumping fiercely through his [...]