Although my birthday prompted the reflection, joy doesn’t belong to one month, one celebration, or one season of life. Any month of the year can be lived in moments of joy if we are willing to notice and welcome them. July is my birthday month, which always gives me a reason to pause and take stock … [Read more...]
Have The Courage to Be Unimpressed
One of the reasons movies are so powerful For a couple of hours, movies make fiction feel real. Then the credits roll, the lights come up, and we return to reality. Often our minds remind us - it was only a story. Life isn't always so accommodating. In my … [Read more...]
You Don’t Need More Control, You Need More Clarity
We all need to clear clutter out of our lives. At home, I clean out closets, cupboards, the refrigerator, drawers, office space - whatever has become crowded, stale, or unnecessary. It’s part of life. Unless you’re a hoarder, and I’m assuming you’re not, clearing physical space is natural. But I … [Read more...]
Closing the Door – Not Because You Failed, But Because You Grew
Poet Sylvia Plath on the courage to close doors: “I saw myself sitting in the crotch of this fig tree, starving to death, just because I couldn’t make up my mind which of the figs I would choose. I wanted each and every one of them, but choosing one meant losing all the rest, and, as I … [Read more...]
Stepping Out of the Struggle Loop
Let's be honest... Most of us have spent some portion of our lives stuck in a struggle loop. Different decades, different packaging - same pattern. At times it looks productive and noble, at other times it is just exhausting, not only to us, but to others. What do we do? Work harder, push longer, … [Read more...]






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