Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by.  And that has made all the difference.                             Robert Frost 1874-1963 Recently, a man in my community was struck with pancreatic cancer. He fought it mightily and then...Read More

Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.                      Goethe The 3 Things We Can Control In my coaching practice, I spend my days listening to people. Deep listening has taught me a lot about the human condition. When...Read More

The only way to reduce ugliness in the world is to reduce it in yourself -Bayard Rustin A few years ago I decided to challenge myself and complete a 100-mile bike ride. I had been training for months, outfitted on a new bike with a computer that tracks speed and mileage.  On the day of...Read More

At the mid-point of the path through life, I found myself lost in a wood so dark, the way ahead was blotted out.  Dante, The Divine Comedy, 1307 At one point, in the middle of my life, I realized I wasn’t where I wanted to be.  It felt as if I had wondered into a...Read More