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
Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again. Jack Kornfield Cows chew their cud as part of their unique digestive process. They regurgitate semi-digested food from the first stomach chamber, re-chew and re-swallow it for further digestion. This process is crucial for extracting nutrients. We humans, on...Read More
They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself. Andy Warhol Years ago, I attended a lecture on preventing **”burnout” (a term I detest, but the advice was sound). The speaker recommended taking 7-10 days a year AWAY, without family, to restore completely. This time doesn’t need to...Read More
To travel means, ultimately, nothing more than coming back home a different person from the one who left. Pico Iyer I grew up on a cul-de-sac (see above), defined as a blind alley closed at one end. As a street design when I was a kid, it was glorious. As...Read More
Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” – Pablo Picasso (Spanish cubist painter, 1881-1973) A middle school teacher posed a simple question to his class: “Who can sing?” Not a single hand went up. “Who can draw?” Again, not a single hand. His students declared their lack...Read More
“Amazing Grace. How sweet the sound. Grace is a sound….it’s some kind of surrender”. Bono I sometimes struggle with letting events play out- i.e surrendering. I can be averse to fully accepting reality and the twists and turns of life. As a person who wants to be at ease in the world, I’ve had to ...Read More
You must do the things you think you cannot do. Eleanor Roosevelt The term “hack” originated circa 1300 from Hackney, a borough of London, where horses were raised that were flashy and trotted with a high step but were high strung. They were not thoroughbreds or good for show or work but rather raised for...Read More
Right now, the growth edge I’m working on is learning to become less reactive to everything: unplanned events, weather, traffic, difficult people, politics, taxes, insects, all of it. I just returned from hosting a Wellness Week at Playa Avellana, Costa Rica, where I spent hours watching surfers in the Pacific. Their agility astonished me ‑they...Read More
