Last night Michele O'Keefe and I were chatting about the power of acknowledging our own unique combination of qualities and aptitudes with which we were born. We decided that the crux of the issue is whether we magnify, ignore or betray that specific mixture that makes up our core or essential self. In the latter... Learn More

Today is the celebration of the birth of the USA – the official signing of the Declaration of Independence from British tyranny. (OK, Brits, it was a long time ago, and this is how US history books read. I know you have a different point of view. 🙂 This whole notion of independence had me... Learn More

This morning, reflecting over my last week to see what stuck out, either positively or negatively memorable, it occurred to me that this one week hit the high spots. On the 21st of June, my great nephew Jack was born on the same day my brother Jack celebrated his 60th birthday; 6 days later, Pie... Learn More

Setting: Ticino, Switzerland at the vineyard (merlot country) – late morning.Back story:  Anja Fiedler had explained how to tend the grape vines, and we had assigned ourselves this one section of about 500 plants. In the most idyllic scene imaginable, under the warm sun, I was carefully threading the tops of the vines between the... Learn More

Robyn Williams instigated these thoughts. Thank you, Robyn. There are times when change is exponential … as in the 60s, mid-80s, when there was a shift in consciousness. In the 60s it was about a cultural revolution against the 'establishment' (antidisestablishmentarianism, if I remember the buzz word correctly). The outward expression of that rebellion was... Learn More

The other day, I wrote on FaceBook, "I can't wait for Monday." And later I heard myself say, "I can't wait till I see you (in 10 days, when I arrive in Spain). I can't wait. That's such a consistent theme in my life – waiting for the future to get here. It's not like... Learn More