Ness Notes – Taking it to the Streets: Nae & Jodel

We are going to run a little experiment for Ness Notes. For the last month, I have been running around with a tiny voice recorder interviewing folks I know who have been living their bliss. While Pat Solomon found many famous people (authors, actors, athletes, etc.) for his “Finding Joe… more »

Winding Up with a Renewed Sense of Self… R.A. Dickey Story

My friend gave me a head’s up about an NPR interview with R.A. Dickey, the knuckleball pitcher for the New York Mets. More than a baseball story, this is about Dickey’s journey as he worked on his life “trying to become who God had authentically created me to be,” he… more »

MoneyBall — More than a Baseball Story

When I read the Michael Lewis book, “MoneyBall,” my interest was the numbers-based approach to finding players being used by my local baseball team, the Oakland A’s. The reviews of the book (like this one) emphasized how author, Michael Lewis delivered “the most revealing, enlightening look ever written on how… more »

NessNotes: Aha! There’s a Blueprint for That!

I am having a most amazing adventure as I seek to learn more about “Joe” and the Hero’s Journey. I stumbled upon this link that talked about Joseph Campbell’s “The Hero with a Thousand Faces.” Seems that the driving force behind that site, Ms. Kristen Brennan, has done a lot… more »

NessNotes: Finding Jack – Part 2…

Ok, so let’s get busy chatting about “Following your Bliss.” So one of my fav peeps, the most Awesome Kung Fu Practicing Panda and one of the kicka$$ peeps doing just that is Jack Black, an uber funny and driven individual who has been following his bliss ever since he… more »