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…

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…

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…

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. …

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…

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…