The Cul-de-Sac Mindset
To travel means, ultimately, nothing more than coming back home a different person from the one who left. Pico Iyer... Read More
When Does it Happen?
Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” – Pablo Picasso (Spanish cubist painter, 1881-1973) A middle school... Read More
The Edgy Art of Planning Fun First
Don’t get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life. Dolly Parton I meet so many people throughout the year, many... Read More
From Fatty Liver to Freedom
“Change is painful, but nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don’t belong.” Mandy Hall, Master Chef One year ago, a beloved family... Read More
2 Flavors of Intelligence**
It’s not how old you are, it’s how you are old. Jules Renard Fluid Intelligence is raw intelligence- the ability to solve novel, abstract problems. ... 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
In a Time Like This
….what else matters besides being kind to ourselves and kind to others? As we mourn the violent murder of George Floyd and so many other... Read More
Steer Your Mind
Our Life is What our Thoughts Make It Marcus Aurelius, 121AD- 180AD I recently began practicing stoicism—not to become an emotionless person, but to... Read More
Creeping Normalcy
One day you finally knew what you had to do… and began. -Mary Oliver The metaphor of a frog* dropped in boiling water will jump... Read More
The Responsibility without Authority Trap
When my sister was in the throes of addiction, I did everything I could to try to fix her, make her different. No matter what... Read More