It’s time for a reader question and a small rant! What can UrbanMonk.Net do to become more helpful for you? Have your say here!

Recently, together with my friends Wade and Kenton, we started a group writing project on the topic of compassion. And the results are in!

There have been many excellent questions raised at the end of the previous post, Surrender and Joy in the Pursuit of Excellence. I have no definite answers, but I’d like to give my perspective on them here – and encourage my readers to give theirs in the comments section.

Christmas is a time for giving. It’s a time for love, and a time to spread some Christmas loving cheer.

Read on to see how you can participate, have some fun and be in the run to win a prize value of ~US$50, along with some really beautiful stories shared.

There are so many great personal development blogs out there, ranging from the beautifully poetic, to the scientifically inspired. Here are some of the highlights.

Should we have beliefs? Should we build up a network of thoughts about how we should be, or how the world should be? Have your say here.