Were there none who were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach anything better.   –Florence Nightingale 1820-1910,  Founder of Modern Nursing In a 1972 film clip (below), Viktor Frankl borrows a term from aviation: crabbing. Pilots navigating crosswinds must point the nose of the aircraft above the destination — because if...Read More

Simplify, simplify, simplify!      Henry David Thoreau (on doing the hard part)   We all get gut-punched at some point—an unplanned, unwanted event that splits life into before and after.  First, face the fact that it’s over. When my kids left home and the house went quiet, I had to admit that a season...Read More

Anyone can become angry—that is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way—this is not easy.                                           ...Read More

The great lesson is that the sacred is in the ordinary, that it is to be found in one’s daily life, in one’s neighbors, friends, and family, in one’s backyard. ― Abraham Maslow For decades, Maslow’s hierarchy of needs has shaped our understanding of human motivation, placing physical needs such as food and shelter at the...Read More