Recommended Reading

Mindfulness & Meaningful Work: Explorations in Right Livelihood
Mindfulness and Meaningful Work cover picture.

Running A One-Person Business
Running a One-Person Business cover picture.

Improv Wisdom: Don't Prepare, Just Show Up
Improv Wisdom book cover

Practical solutions to life-long problems, fun and inspirational ways to improve your talents and a perspective on life that uses mistakes and challenges as fuel for even greater adventures. Forgiveness, compassion, acceptance, gratitude, action, attention, focus, productivity and joy; practical and inspirational at the same time.
Written by Patricia Ryan Madson, another long-time friend and fellow Briar (see Briarpatch.Net)

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DL, Produce Distributor, Palo Alto, California

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AS, Commercial Artist, San Francisco

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KG, Market Researcher, San Francisco

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NS, Non-profit Development Director, San Francisco

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MT, Management Consultant, Boulder, Colorado

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DP, Therapist, San Francisco

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KB, Corporate Communications Manager, San Francisco

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ZS, Architect, San Francisco