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What I had in mind to do for January seminar is no longer applicable.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…
It has been and continues to be a truly devastating time in Los Angeles. The news can sometimes be hyperbolic and distorted, but this time the collars and cuffs match. People have lost their homes and so much more and it’s not done. Like most horrific situations, you want some light at the end of…
“A long December and there’s reason to believe Maybe this year will be better than the last” -Counting Crows It is the closing of the year as we pass from one time to another. It has been a year filled with challenges and significant loss and uncertainty and yet here we are. Here we are…
Bono said in his 2001 Harvard Commencement Address, “What does it say about a singer who needs 20,000 people screaming his name to feel good about themselves?” We all have different criteria to feel good about ourselves. Maybe it’s not 20,000 people, but a few people, or at least the ability to be seen by…
It was the best of times, it was the worst of time but mostly, it was The Times. Grief is the cognitive, emotional and organic ability to accept what is. Suffering is the resistance to what is. Finding our way through is different than finding our way out. And resilience is our essence, our nature.…
People are either ACTING OUTFREAKING OUTSPEAKING OUTbut few are REACHING OUTThe basic narrative from politicians are either syrupy positive or apocalyptic negative,but the real global lament is “Are we going to be ok?”High Anxiety is the cultural motif- different times, different problems, technology alwaysushering in advancements and the negative consequence for those advancements.We are always being eaten…
I have never been known for my humility, more for my arrogance. Age and desire have been trying to temper that, at the same time I believe that I have a good heart. Can those two things coexist and live side by side aiding one another? Seemingly they have. The presumptions have allowed for discernment…