“A little less clapping, a little more talking…” Definitely the opposite of my current life motto: less talking, more clapping. 👏 Recording an audiobook is… a little different. This is the clapping I mentioned on the @aliontherun1 show, when the amazing @macmillan.audio team had to repeatedly remind me I only needed ONE clap to sync the sound. Just one. Not five. Not a round of applause. Juuussssttt one. But clapping is like Pringles… once you pop, you just can’t stop, right? Thankfully, stumbl

The answer to an ancient Buddhist riddle, "What is the sound of one hand clapping?" We often talk about our rights and less so of our obligations, though they go hand in hand. Recognizing that politics is self-care.... and in the spirit of health and balance... rather than always using language to cut, here's some spoken word to open our feelings. A little devotional poetry to that which gives us life within and outside. | Matthew Cooke