The other day, Mary told me about a specific time when I got angry with her – several years ago. She actually got scared. It all came flooding back – the incident, the importance of my repeated and unheeded requests that affected a roomful of people – ah, yes, I was indeed angry. John, in... Learn More

When I first started training the More To Life Weekends, I used to dread the next day. Mondays were so dispiriting. I would think of all the things I didn’t say, that I Should Have said – and all the things I did say, that I Shouldn’t Have said (or Should Have said differently). When... Learn More

Some of my most treasured experiences in Africa are ones involving the interconnectedness between wild animals and human beings. I moved to South Africa for two years in the mid-90s. My very first morning in my own bedroom in my little cottage in Cresta (residential section of Johannesburg), my eyes popped open to see a... Learn More

Here in Africa, there exists the Tokoloshe (TO ko losh). The Tokoloshe is a mischievous spirit, your basic bad boy. He’s held responsible for everything from the disappearance of one of a pair of socks to impregnating your wife while you were off on a long hunting trip. Within the tribe, the Tokoloshe gets blamed... Learn More

I’ve been allergic to essential oils applied directly to my skin for several years. I love essential oils; and instead of putting them directly on my skin, I smell them – straight from the little bottles or from liquid diffusers of all kinds. The other day I ran across a very small bottle of Amber... Learn More

In order for a pancake to cook on both sides, it’s important to have the bottom side stable enough to hold the whole pancake together when it’s turned over. How I know it’s stable enough is by the amount of bubbles that burst on the top side. If I turn that pancake over before enough... Learn More