Ted Lasso, a new original series on Apple TV+, manages to pull off a near-impossible feat. It is a laugh-out-loud funny comedy imbued with silliness, genuine warmth, moments of poignant pathos, and a special something extra wrapping the show in fascination.
The story begins as the indomitable title character arrives in London to coach a premier football club. Embodied as a sheer force of goodness by the brilliant Jason Sudeikis, also one of the series’ creators and writers, Lasso is an upbeat, quirky Division 2 football coach from Kansas City with homespun wisdom. He knows nothing about European football (soccer), but is willing to leap into the unknown and guide the team.
The Magic of Memoir
The day after posting Claiming a Role in Global Evolution, I embarked on the mysterious journey of writing a book. The best way I can describe it is this: A Beacon Future grabbed me by my imagination, and ushered me through a doorway of intimate creativity and self-discovery. The last eleven weeks have been a fascinating ride, and in many ways it’s just beginning.
Claiming a Role in Global Evolution
Over the last six months, I’ve been thinking a lot about my role in the ongoing global transformation. My central, guiding question is: How can I be part of the healing process, instead of contributing to an increasingly divided world?
A synergy of urgent crises has accelerated the chaos, causing strong currents and energetic rip tides of upheaval. It seems that everywhere we look there is pain, from the pain of disconnection to the pain of injustice and staggering loss.
In my last post, How to BE with a Crumbling World, I suggested that before jumping into action, we must slow down and have compassion for ourselves and for each other, as we navigate these precarious times.
Compassion is caring born of sorrow. It beautifully opens our hearts to care for one another, and brings empathy as we share the burden of pain.
But unrelenting pain is debilitating. Most of us have never been taught how to cope with it effectively.
