Finished reading: Managing Transitions (25th anniversary edition) by William Bridges 📚
“Transition is like a low-pressure area on the organizational weather map. It attracts all the storms and conflicts in the area, past as well as present.”
Confession: It was really hard to read this book without dwelling on the bad transitions I’ve experienced in the past. I hope I can contribute some positive value to the future transitions in which I will play a part.
Finished reading: All the Kingdoms of the World by Kevin Vallier 📚
In this critique of anti-liberal ideologies - primarily Catholic integralism - Vallier presents arguments for (history, symmetry) and against (transition, justice).
I love the note on which he ends.
This is what it means to be a liberal: to pursue the ever-present possibility of peace.
Amen.
Finished reading: Bizarre Bioethics by Henk A.M.J. ten Have 📚
This book contains a welcome call to bioethicists: pivot focus from the individual to society as a whole. The common good must be reclaimed.
Fort Collins bookstore pays people to sit down and read quietly
The reader-in-residence doesn’t have to write an essay. They don’t have to host a book club or moderate a panel discussion. They don’t have to contribute to a blog or create sponsored content. They don’t have to do anything, except show up to the bookstore a couple of times per week and read.
This is my dream job. 🤓
Finished reading: The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz 📚
A quick read & nice reminder of a few universal truths:
Don’t take anything personally.
You are never responsible for the actions of others…
Finished reading: The Utopia of Rules by David Graeber 📚
This book brought some structure to many ideas & concerns I’ve had about business, ministry, and politics. I will be drawing on it for some time.
I rank this among the best books I read in 2023 despite the fact that pages 185-200 were missing from the volume I purchased.
Finished reading: Unreliable Narrator by Aparna Nancherla 📚
This is a terrific read. I picked the book up for a unique insight to the comedy industry. I put the book down with a sense of solidarity for a fellow human navigating anxiety, depression, and impostor syndrome.
I wish I could be Aparna’s friend.
Finished reading: Bottoms Up and the Devil Laughs by Kerry Howley 📚🎧
This was a great listen. Howley expertly wove together many threads:
Verdict: worth reading.
Finished reading: Black Health by Keisha Ray 📚
I recommend this book to anyone interested in public health, racial justice, and/or the common good. I will likely assign some of this text in my next section of public health ethics.