I’m a road map kind of person so taking things one step at a time is difficult for me. I want to be able to look ahead and see where I am going. For the past year, that hasn’t been very clear to me so I have been asking for guidance about how best to [...]

This past weekend I learned something that helped me overcome my frustration with a group process I was participating in. It would probably be more accurate to say I was reminded of something important. Essentially, I have been working with a group whose purpose is to help grow our respective businesses. And the process wasn’t [...]

Trust! I have been thinking about it a lot recently. My online dictionary defines trust as “a firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability or strength of someone or something.” When I searched on the word, I got over 300 million entries. Not surprising overall. What was surprising to me were the number of websites [...]

Wow! The messages have been coming fast and furiously! Every where I turn over the past few days, I keep hearing about how thoughts create reality, how the secret of The Secret is action aligned with positive thoughts, and how releasing problems and embracing a deep belief in the positive and loving nature of the [...]

Have you seen the number of television shows now on the air about people who are hoarders? It started out a few years ago with one, then two, and now there are probably four or five different versions of this kind of program. And each one shows more extreme examples than the previous one! I [...]

It is April Fool’s Day – a day traditionally dedicated to pranks and hoaxes. The actual origin of this custom is unknown, but its practice has been around for centuries. Truthfully, I’ve never been much for pranks and hoaxes. I don’t find them amusing. I prefer to laugh “with” someone rather than “at” someone. I [...]

I have started to sort through all the paper in my life. It lives in piles in my bedroom and my office. It lurks under desks, in drawers, on table tops, and hidden in my remaining boxes. It threatens me with paper cuts and reminds me of the number of trees who have given their [...]

Since the beginning of December I have been taking time each day to do a morning meditation. I use this practice to get focused and calm and centered. I do it in the morning because it helps my day go better. I get more done. I feel better about everything. And sometimes I get pieces [...]

Wow! It’s the first day of October already! This year has been amazing in so many ways. I moved to San Francisco in January. I moved again in September to a bigger apartment. I gave up my car, sold my old house, and have been exploring an entirely new approach to making a living. So [...]

I have been working on a personal challenge recently – stepping out of judgment and into discernment. When I judge, I stand apart from the situation and myself. I am anchored in past experiences and comparing the current situation (whatever it is) to the past, rather than just accepting it for what it is in [...]