“Identities and opinions are the least interesting parts of people.”—Maria Popova So I just returned home from one of my Possibility Posses (P.P.), checked my email and saw a comment on last week’s blog post that said something to the effect of “so grateful you keep writing these.” I took that as a sign to […]| Pam Grout
“The Cuba swim is the greatest endurance feat in human history, but if anyone can do it, I can,” Diana Nyad (b. August 22, 1949) told a New York Times reporter in 1978, shortly after she captured the world’s attention by swimming around the island of Manhattan. She was 28. This declaration of courageous bravado is something one would expect from Thomas Edison or Muhammad Ali, but 35 years later, after four failed attempts and a lifetime of resilience in the face of great emotional and p...| The Reconstructionists
by Maria Popova in The Pocket...“Love quiets fear. And a sweet and powerful positive obsession blunts pain, diverts rage, and engages each of us in the grea ...| omega.ngo