Vulnerability – The Willingness to Feel

Vulnerability - The Willingness to Feel

I spent a lot of years trying to outrun or outsmart vulnerability by making things certain and definite, black and white, good and bad. My inability to lean into the […]

Temper Tantrums

Temper Tantrums

A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough. Bruce Lee A Zen story tells of a student who came to his master for help in ridding himself […]

What’s Distracting You?

What’s Distracting You

For fast acting relief, try slowing down. Lily Tomlin Lion tamers go into cages with their whips and sometimes a pistol at their side to put on a good show, […]

Distracted or Staying Focused?

Distracted or Staying Focused

You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. Mark Twain How are you are staying focused and on purpose? In some cultures, an elephant walking […]

Keep at It!

Keep at It!

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort. Franklin Roosevelt Too often we don’t make the effort to really push through on accomplishment. We think […]

Come Back to the Present

Come Back to the Present

The past, I think, has helped me appreciate the present— Pick the day. Enjoy it—to the hilt. The day as it comes. People as they come . . . and […]

The Rummage Sale

The Rummage Sale

Everything I buy is vintage and smells funny. Maybe that’s why I don’t have a boyfriend. Lucy Liu One common cultural sign of our day is found on telephone poles […]

Being Yourself

Being Yourself

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. Winston Churchill This statement by Churchill was my favorite as a teenager. It continually […]