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worker bees and labour unions
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Britton Gildersleeve
I am a worker bee. Never been a real ‘queen’ of anything (don’t tell my husband & sons — they might disagree). Even when I was a director, I did the trash jobs: paperwork, payroll, receipts and mileage and complaints and… 🙂 I’ve never really been ‘the boss,’ despite what some may think about teachers.…
a bit of good news, for a change –
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Britton Gildersleeve
This is what corporations ought to be like. As an engaged Buddhist, I know that often how I spend my $$ is my best ‘vote’ for social justice. For corporate responsibility. And believe me: if we had a Costco in Tulsa, I’d be there often! 🙂 Here’s the story of Matthew Horst, a handsome Costco…
Engaged Buddhism –
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Britton Gildersleeve
The venerable and much-beloved Thích Nhất Hạnh has written out 14 precepts (think: instructions) for those of us interested in engaged Buddhism. None of them is horrifically difficult, in itself (well, I suppose that depends on what you mean by ‘difficult’…). But taken as a whole? They’re world-shattering. Or perhaps I mean world-building? But that’s…
struggling for beginner’s heart ~
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Britton Gildersleeve
I saw this today, and flinched. Literally — a kind of internalised wince that shook me. I have been so angry lately … There are signs from the universe (I really do believe the universe talks to us — but you do have to listen) that I need to work on this. The anger, I…
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