Cornerstones features the writings of Jennifer StJohn and the Fusion Group editorial team. Enjoy these insightful and engaging essays for a different take on business, life and the pursuit of success and serenity.
Co-Location of Universes: Part 2
Bridging the Distance between the “Verses”
News from the Frontiers of Science…(cont.)
Once again, we become aware of the fact that Different and Separate Universes may actually occupy the same space and time.
Observe the things that serve to separate us:
* People are texting, checking e-mail and surfing so intently
[…]Co-Location of Universes: Part 1
“At work, I’m Chief Magistrate, with a staff and a modicum of respect. At home, I’m the guy who takes out the garbage.”
– Edward Good
Author, Community Organizer
News from the frontiers of science: Two or more universes might actually
[…]Returning Decorum to Discourse
The Wall Street Journal’s Holman Jenkins writes in his interview with Eric Schmidt that the Google CEO “predicts, apparently seriously, that every young person one day will be entitled automatically to change his or her name on reaching adulthood in order to disown youthful hijinks stored on their friends’ social media sites.”
People have begun to say things
[…]Tearing Ourselves Apart
Disintegrate
Definition:
1. To separate into parts or lose intactness or solidness; to break up, deteriorate.
2. To decay.
3. To reduce to particles, fragments or parts, break up or destroy the cohesion of.
We have reached a critical point in our cultural evolution where it is standard practice to commit “crimes of the
[…]The Authentic Guest
Visiting a professor of Tai Chi, hoping not to break some ancient Taiwanese taboo, I decided to apologize in advance for any “ugly American” idiocy over lunch. “Excuse me Master, I want to be a good guest, and I’m very aware of just how foreign I might seem – all white hair, blue eyes and Yankee-ness. Aside from being from Mars, would you please tell me if I’m doing something off base and impolite?”
He lingered for a moment, contemplating
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