I heard from a friend of mine about his interaction with an elephant, so I decided to see if I could connect with Sapi. Here's the picture – he's the dominant bull elephant of this particular herd, which means he's the strongest. At about 10 to 11 feet tall and about 6 tons in weight,... Learn More

The set up was perfect! Lily Parish, Isabel Vidal, Justine Hunt and I were the only ones to show up for this particular safari – mostly because it was 8 am on a Very Cold Monday morning – just outside Sun City, north of Johannesburg, South Africa. (that's Lily to the left) All of them,... Learn More

I am here in South Africa with Lily Parish. A dream which became conscious a year ago, when she and I were kibitzing about her senior year – what her senior project might be. Somehow, the subject of South Africa came up, and she wistfully mentioned how much she had enjoyed her trip to South... Learn More

This is personally important to me because of my confusion growing up – there were only rules. Rules mostly dictated by my father, culture, gender, etc. Obeying the rules granted the illusion of belonging, while I chafed under rules that either didn't apply to me, or seemed arbitrary, or out of alignment with the best... Learn More

Felicity Campbell, one of our New Zealand More To Life Coaches, and I were working out the difference between rules, disciplines, agreements, and guidelines as commonly used in the More to Life program. What we came up with is: 1. Rules are imposed, we have no say in them – like the rule of being... Learn More

There seems to be at least three types of rules that are a source of consternation to me – the ones that are posted and given lip service (largely ignored); the ones that are not written, not posted, but carry more penalty if flouted; and the ones that are subject to class. For instance, I've... Learn More