Featured: Lessons of the Heart

Aristotle, the famed Greek philosopher who aimed to improve life though “good living,” said this in his best-known work on ethics: “Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.”

With that in mind, this week we are featuring three lessons that educate the heart.

The first is “Need some capital for your business?” penned by Well Street founder Tom Dailey. In his lesson, he recounts his mental struggle with connecting his heart to the need to earn money: “Helping my clients was rooted in love. Making money was not. Working with clients was fun and rewarding. Trying to make money was not.” When some wise advice then came his way, a shift took place that turned his heart around and continues to drive his success today.

The second lesson is, “How do you love your neighbor?”—a question Ruben Perez, founder of Mt. Horeb has been asking himself. In this lesson, he admits that of all the teachings of his faith, this is the most difficult to follow. He writes, “It’s easy for me to love—someone who is kind—someone who does good in the world—my family—but the difficulty for me comes when it’s someone who is opposite your ideals—morals—disrespectful—who does harm—how do you love that?” Because we could all ask ourselves this question, this lesson and its comments seem timely and offer some heart-centered insights.

For a more lighthearted lesson, we’re featuring “Whose glass slippers?” by Rossana Snee, founder of Sanatana. In this piece, the author captures a likelier truth in the Cinderella story that debunks traditional notions of a woman’s “place” in the world—and the places in which they should look for love.