Think About The F Word

Think About The F Word

It’s the very start of summer! Will you be getting enough F in your life? Get your mind out of the gutter. I’m talking about fun! Because life should be fun. Joy is your birthright. But given the intensity of your life, given how many demands there are for your...
Lost In A Dark Wood

Lost In A Dark Wood

My eyes scanned the shelves. I nodded and I smiled. I recognized that I owned nearly all of the self-help books in the store. And I knew in that moment that I was finally on the road to getting better. That was decades ago now. Yet I remember clearly the...
My Very Favorite Week of the Year

My Very Favorite Week of the Year

This is my very favorite week of the year. Not because of a holiday or a milestone, but because the gym empties out. The machines are suddenly available. No one is queuing. No loud conversations echoing across the floor. The noise drops away. What remains are the...
About That Lie You Tell

About That Lie You Tell

I want to talk with you about that lie that you tell. That one you tell all the time. To yourself; to anyone who will listen. That soothing lie. That seductive pernicious one. The one that goes like this: There’s time. That there will be time to go on that trip...
Life Is What Happens

Life Is What Happens

By the end of January, something familiar happens. The calendar is no longer fresh. The adrenaline of a new year has worn off. Reality has shown up. Bills. Emails. Family needs. Client demands. Life, doing what life does. John Lennon said it simply: Life is what...