Sign in with Facebook
Don Watkins
http://countrycontemplative.com
It is the justice I seek not only for myself but for the poor as well, the compassion I have for immigrants lost in a sea of differences, the kind of leadership I seek in a world where money is more important than wisdom. Why? Because all
...more
“In my experience, most people have a narrow view of intelligence, tending to think of it mainly in terms of academic ability. This is why so many people who are smart in other ways end up thinking that they’re not smart at all. There are myths surrounding creativity as well.”
― The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything
― The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything
“When your organization becomes more human, more remarkable, faster on its feet, and more likely to connect directly with customers, it becomes indispensable. The very thing that made your employee a linchpin makes YOU a linchpin.”
― Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?
― Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?
“It cannot be denied that too often the weight of the Christian movement has been on the side of the strong and the powerful and against the weak and oppressed—this, despite the gospel.”
― Jesus and the Disinherited
― Jesus and the Disinherited
“The greatest obstacle to religion today does not come so much from atheists but from the neo-foundationalists whose fundamental tenets of religion claim ontological certainty. These are the religious fundamentalists whose certainty of divine truths based on the inerrancy of scripture creates division. Their grip on God strips the world of the divine mystery. The only way to overcome this (paradoxical) religious atheism is to let go of God.”
― The Unbearable Wholeness of Being: God, Evolution, and the Power of Love
― The Unbearable Wholeness of Being: God, Evolution, and the Power of Love
“Two little girls step forward with arms linked and take up the words again: We give thanks to all of the waters of the world for quenching our thirst, for providing strength and nurturing life for all beings. We know its power in many forms—waterfalls and rain, mists and streams, rivers and oceans, snow and ice. We are grateful that the waters are still here and meeting their responsibility to the rest of Creation. Can we agree that water is important to our lives and bring our minds together as one to send greetings and thanks to the Water? Now our minds are one.”
― Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
― Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
GoodSeeds: good reads about good deeds
— 12 members
— last activity Sep 26, 2014 12:39PM
An open group that will discuss books that deal with service to others by individuals and organizations around the world. Poverty alleviation, health ...more
Don’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Don’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,248 books
|
109 friends
1,698 books
|
71 friends
948 books
|
282 friends
302 books
|
23 friends
23 books
|
385 friends
2,016 books
|
239 friends
519 books
|
80 friends
0 books
|
85 friends
More friends…
Polls voted on by Don
Lists liked by Don
