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
Getting Friendly with the Unknown
The enormity of this global moment hits when we learn that in Jerusalem, the church of the Holy Sepulchre (above) had to close its doors... Read More
Who are the 5 People you Spend the Most Time With?
Friendship is one of life’s most important healthy pleasures, and one too often taken for granted. A Harvard study found that having no friends (or... 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
How do you act when HURRIED?
He who sows hurry reaps indigestion. Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish philosopher 1850-1894 An interesting study at the Princeton Theological Seminary tells a troubling story about... Read More
My Father’s Toy Store Created a Pile of Unchecked Expectations
When I was growing up, I was one of six kids and my father owned a toy store in Hackensack, New Jersey. What I learned... Read More
Name what is Bothering You
One Person’s Experience with Integrity Comfortable shoes and the freedom to leave are the two most important things in life. –Shell Silverstein A colleague of... Read More
Hacks on Happiness
As countries get richer, they do not get happier. ... Read More
Protect Yourself: Avoid Matching
“We don’t absorb the energy of others, we match it. Wayne Dyer I’ve written about emotional vampires before: those people around us that... Read More