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What I had in mind to do for January seminar is no longer applicable.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…
SELF-CARE – Breck’s Definition: The actions you take that provide the catalyst to less “Noise” and greater well-being. SELF-CARE is specific to the individual but essential for all of us. Knowing what you need and then providing it for yourself takes some time and a good deal of personal inventory.Because of our own issues, many of…
Entitlement by definition is “that you deserve more than others”; and by the same reasoning, you don’t deserve less, and when you get less, it’s a problem, and someone’s going to pay for that problem. Now, we have tolerance for that in children, and/or if someone is spending good money for their entitlement we are more accommodating as…
It seems like things (the world) is opening up. The constraints of a year in hibernation and wanting to be released portents an unleashed summer. The conflict of to be or not to be vaccinated seems to be finding resolve, and the concern for long-term effects seems to be receding into the background – foreign…
Sometimes it’s hard, next to impossible, to get to your feelings. I mean, it looks like feelings because you are raging and struggling and fighting against immovable forces – forces inside you that won’t allow for your feelings, that won’t allow for release, that won’t allow for heartbreak. The only expression is Blame and Rage…