Aaron White
Most people aren't suffering from a lack of success. They're suffering from a loss of meaning. Those are very different problems, and they require a very different conversation.
I write, speak, and work with organizations and individuals at the intersection of ancient wisdom and modern science. I help people who have worked hard, achieved real things, and find themselves wondering what comes next turn that question into something they can actually build.
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Don’t Look Away
That’s where the meaning is. In the moment that stings. In the place that aches. In the awkward silence, the bittersweet goodbye, the quiet, defiant choice to stay.
The Joy of Not Being Seen
The real beauty of life isn’t always in the big gestures. It’s often hidden in the unnoticed moments that pass by when no one is watching.
Easter, if Explained by my Garden
The dark soil beneath us was never dead - it’s the most alive thing in here. Death doesn’t make sense in this economy. It’s all self-giving creation, over and over again. How lucky I am to bear witness.
You Become What You Worship: How Habitual Pathways in the Brain Shape Your Reality
That’s what worship is. Practiced attention. Practiced worth. Connecting your life with things that matter, so that when you open your eyes in the morning, there is a shorter distance between you and possibility, wonder, and love.
My 2018 Reading List - Books about being human
Do you have a resolution to read more this year? I did in 2018 and here's my list of 24 books that entertained me, inspired me, and changed my understanding of what it means to be human.