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, but a stool is the most important prop of...
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 through open marketplaces is as...
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 that if something...
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 I don’t want to spoil any of it by fretting about the...
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 with its arrow pointing down the...