Worry is a Choice
Worry is a Choice Worry: wor·ry ˈwərē/ old English- to strangulate To worry is to feel troubled and uneasy, true fear is a gift, unwarranted... Read More
Achieving Goals vs. Magical Thinking
The Anti- New Years Resolution Does your New Year’s resolution look like this? Of the 45% of Americans that make resolutions, only 8% achieve their... Read More
Clearing Clutter
Clearing Clutter* to Honor the Self Clutter (noun) \ˈklə-tər\ middle English first used in 1556, Cloterne: Clot We shape clay into a pot, but it... Read More
How the 2013 Nobel Prize Applies to a Life Lived Well
I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom. —Simone de Beauvoir The 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology went to scientists who discovered... Read More
A Word on Overwhelm
Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of what you really love. —Rumi Almost universally, when a person is feeling overwhelmed in life,... Read More
Become the CEO of Your Feelings
Change your state of mind by firing every thought you ever had and have it re-interview for its position. —Gretchen Pisano One of the five central... Read More
Self-Confidence and the Narrative Transplant
Straightening out The Inner Life: We Become What We Think About If we want to experience self-confidence on the outside, we must practice integrity on... Read More
Find Your Own Aunt Agnes
What you help a child to love can be more important than what you help him to learn. —African Proverb Last month my Aunt Agnes... Read More
Surf the Urges
The Rise and Fall of Urges: Surfing the Emotional Wake It is more difficult to murder a phantom than a reality. —Virginia Wolf A recent... Read More
Quiet Courage and Learning How to be Silent
A Parable on How to Fix What May be All Wrong A friend of mine had a sudden revelation that he didn’t want to go... Read More