I think it’s a mistake to look for hope outside of oneself. One day, the house smells of fresh bread— The next, of smoke and blood. That used to be the context—a smart narrative that gives one perspective and insight into the volatility of the human condition. Great literary quotes and passages stand the test…
We mostly speak up where we have nothing to say and stay silent where we might have some real impact. We cover our faces in shame and apologize when we are vulnerable, but we are fully animated and puff out our chests when we are enraged. You would think it would be the other way…
There is a natural tendency to look back and LONG for a time that no longer exists. We have a savant ability to revise history, to revise times, so it heightens the distortion of current times. There is a nostalgic piece of longing for more of a halcyon time and there is some cloak of…
In these very uncertain times, it’s difficult to find sustainable inspiration, long term possibilities. And yet we keep looking- it’s a little bit like having lost your keys but you keep going back to the same location hoping that they will have miraculously shown up. It’s not easy understanding what is bankrupt and no longer…
I have lost four of my closest friends in the last few years, the fourth being George our dog. Loss is inevitable, it’s the only thing that is guaranteed. The when and the how of it are up for grabs, but the inevitability of loss is certain. Many of us are defined by our losses,…
There are lessons we forget especially in a time of crisis. We regress to unfavorable behaviors and introduce actions that are not in our best interest. It’s part of the human design, to withdraw and/or to act impulsively in times of threat. A lesson that I have integrated into my life is to act thoughtfully…
I feel like we are living in an alternate universe, where what you once knew and countedon has become a foundation of uncertainty. It’s so easy to forget that we are a “BlueMarble” moving through space at 67,000 miles per hour as we orbit the sun. I have to refer back to my past quotes…
What I had in mind to do for January seminar is no longer applicable. In Liu of the firesin LA and great loss, what was relevant takes a back seat to what’s meaningful.Whether you were directly hit by last week’s devastation or a casualty by proximity andempathy, It is a time to recover and feel…
There are many qualities and attributes that we are born with that are genetic, environmentally based or just part of our spirit. Then there are qualities that we have to earn and develop, wether through hard work, modeling someone else’s behavior or finding mentors and guides to assist in our development.Much of what we aspire…
As we get older, we seemingly get more afraid and more singular. Our points of view get more narrow. We lose our ability to say YES and a knee-jerk NO becomes more of our “Go-To”. Many things can accelerate the process: financial hardship, an ill-timed health crisis, or cultural and global threats. There is an aggregated…