Mona Lisa Smile
I’m a nice person. However. It’s difficult to keep my nice-ness engaged in a primary way when drivers of other cars behave reprehensibly – ie, cut in front of me in such a way that requires me to smash on the brakes in order to keep from plowing into the back of their car. SER.I.OUS.LY!!!!... Learn More
The Love Hormone
For years, as a psychotherapist and as a trainer, I’ve had people place their hands over the part of their body that is activated by what they are feeling … normally the heart area. It helped them stay in touch with their feelings, which made it easier to work with them. My friend Clare Vivian-Neal... Learn More
The Numinous at Work in Our Lives
Scene: Soper’s Hole, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, snorkeling First wake-up – the water here is either deep deep blue or see-through turquoise – exactly like postcards, which I’d previously suspected had been photo-shopped. Nope. The color of the water is real … real crystal blue, real see-through turquoise. Not cold. Refreshing. Perfect. Second wake-up –... Learn More
IT ONLY TAKES ONE
Scene: Hotel room, London, packed house, More To Life Weekend, a few years ago. Someone shared the following, paraphrased from my memory – “I want to make a difference. I know I can. But any difference I make will only be consumed by the darkness of the collective. So I don’t see the point of... Learn More
Gossip vs Collaboration
I’ve been struggling with the difference between gossip and collaboration. To say nothing about anyone seems miserly – withholding data that could be helpful to a joint effort or to esprit de corps. On the other hand, talking about people behind their back seems malicious. What’s the line between the two? The other day, I... Learn More
Standing as ONE
This phrase from my support partner, Clare Vivian-Neal, struck a deep chord. My altruistic mind sees Standing as One as not only Real (we are all life forms on one planet in the hinterland of the Milky Way Galaxy), but necessary. On the other hand, I could lose my “I” in the process. My “I”... Learn More