A few days ago, my reactive mind had me entranced with mega-judgements about everyone and everything. NOTHING was right in my world – every committee, group, individual was in the cross-hairs of my contempt – mostly for their total and irredeemable dysfunctionality! Basically, a categorical melt-down. Fortunately, my support partner, Diana Makens, was on the... Learn More

This course was created by Dr. Brad Brown while he was ironing the shirt in which his son was about to be buried. In the middle of this act of service to his son, a whole different way of living in this unpredictable world of highs and lows came to him. Being who he was,... Learn More

W.C. heard me on the radio when I was touting the first More To Life Weekend in Houston (aka Life Training back then), pulled over to a pay phone (1982), called in and registered for the course right then. He was 54. We have continued to be friends, occasionally having lunch at "our place" –... Learn More

Justin sent me this picture of his daughter a few weeks ago. When I first saw it, I felt the prick of tears behind my eyes.  At first, I passed the emotion off as incidental, probably due to a combination of life-things – transient, not requiring exploration.  However, the picture itself refused to be passed... Learn More

The other day I paused in the middle of my walk along Mayde Creek to sit on a concrete, square pipe jutting out from the side of the retaining wall at the end of the creek. The walking path was about 6’ above me and the surface of the water was about 4’ below me. ... Learn More

Am I not entitled to a happy life? a loving relationship? a good job? a nice home/car? the current electronic gizmo? whatever you have that I want? whatever I see on TV that strikes my fancy? lawsuit money for accidents caused by my own stupidity/recklessness? The list is endless. And it's spread to our government... Learn More