Choosing Wellness
I am delighted to announce after a very long time, a book I wrote is now published! Choosing Wellness: Unconventional Wisdom for the Overwhelmed, the... Read More
Hold on to what Matters (as herd immunity approaches)
“Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final.” — Rainer Maria Rilke The pandemic has taken many of... Read More
Peace is an Inside Job and I Don’t Have It. Yet.
Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and self-respect is the chief element in courage. Thucydides 460 B.C-395 B.C. Much has been said about fake... Read More
Craig’s List Kindness
Your heart has to be prepared ahead of time through …grace and mercy and love and forgiveness so you can keep your heart open in... Read More
On Making a Decision
For those longing to make a lifestyle change in this New Year, here are four evidence-based actions from the science of habit formation and goal... Read More
The Three A’s to Dealing with the Holidays: COVID Edition
Despite the good cheer that they bring, holidays can and do often dial up stress. As we move through a holiday season unlike any we... Read More
One Nation Under Stress
Well-being is realized by small steps but is truly no small thing. – Zeno Founder of Stoic Philosophy (334 BC-262 BC) I’ve been taking... Read More
Edgy Tools to Combat Weariness and Worry
All the good stuff is on the other side of tired. Andre Agassi It is a messy moment we are in with competing pandemics colliding... Read More
Fortify the Leaky Boat
A fresh look at Abraham Maslow’s ‘hierarchy of needs’ offers wise guidance in these tumultuous times. It turns out that the pyramid of needs(below) was only... Read More