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Endless Wanting
Endless wanting is a fool’s trap that snare’s even the wise. Intellectually, we may understand that “Keeping up with the Joneses” is a useless treadmill…
October 2, 2014
Signs & Symptoms of Inner Peace
About 25 years ago, I read a lovely little book called “Love is Letting Go of Fear”. At just 130 pages or so (many of them illustrations!),…
September 30, 2014
Can You Hear with your HEART?
One of the best nuggets of learning regarding communication I’ve ever run across is the HEART acronym, an excellent way to remember how to listen…
September 25, 2014
Living Life in Crescendo
Crescendo: adjective; gradually increasing in volume, force, or intensity. Living life in crescendo means that the most important part of life lies before you, not…
September 23, 2014
The Ecstasy of Surrender
I’m a can-do, take the beaches, I’ve just begun to fight, task/achievement oriented kind of guy. The concept of surrender is the antithesis of my…
September 4, 2014
The Silent Treatment: Shutting Down Your Heart
Lack of good communication is probably the # 1 reason relationships, personal or professional, get rocky. One partner or both become uncommunicative, often as a result…
August 26, 2014
Search Inside Yourself!
Search inside yourself and what will you find? Any dark corners, un-dusted shelves, closed, even locked, doors? How well do you know yourself? Are you…
August 19, 2014
The Ecstasy of Surrender: Surprising Ways Letting Go Can Empower Your Life
Ok, I’m a hard charging male and the concept of surrender is foreign to my soul. Never, ever give up rings much truer to me!…
August 12, 2014
What is Your Brand?
What do you stand for? If you, if your life, were a brand what would it stand for? Certain brands stand for reliability,…
July 31, 2014
What is Unhappiness? What is Happiness
ABD AL-RAHMAN III ruled Córdoba during the 10th-century. In his own words “I have now reigned above 50 years … Riches and honors, power and pleasure, have…
July 29, 2014
The Power is Within You
“Changing our lives for the better does not have to be difficult. Thinking one or 2 new, powerful, positive thoughts a day works WONDERS!” “Every…
July 22, 2014
How to Be Better than People Better Than You
Not as smart as the next guy? They went to a better school? Their parents had more money? Name your handicap (excuse?) and I swear…
July 10, 2014
What is Your Say/Do Ratio?
Most folks consider themselves trustworthy, some might even be insulted or have hurt feelings if you asked. Yet amazingly few folks ALWAYS do as they…
June 10, 2014
The Long Hours Premium: Is 40 Hours the New Part Time?
What is the “Long Hours Premium”? According to the Center for American Progress, “Over the past 15 years, real (i.e. adjusted for inflation) pay for…
June 5, 2014
Hell or Heaven?
Personally, I am not into caving. While not particularly claustrophobic, the idea of belly crawling through tunnels so tight that your back touches the roof with every breath leaves me…
May 22, 2014
It’s the LITTLE Things!
Why is it the little things that make the difference? In part because everyone has already got the big things down and in part…
May 20, 2014
Thirty Thousand Days
That is what we have, give or take, on this mortal plane; 82 years and perhaps a bit more. If you are reading this, you’ve…
May 15, 2014
“Are You a ‘Sitanaut’?”
Western society has adopted ever increasing sedentary lifestyles over the last fifty years. Many attempt to offset their desk bound careers with regular workouts. Unfortunately,…
February 20, 2014
“Here’s the Problem”
“Here’s the problem, most people are thinking about what they don’t want, and they’re wondering why it shows up over and over again.” – John…
February 13, 2014
“Five Secrets to Keeping New Year’s Resolutions”
Ok, there are a BUNCH of secrets to motivating change, here are five: 1) Take Baby Steps! Try making just one resolution or maybe three…
January 30, 2014
“In the Courtroom of Your Mind”
I was wandering a used bookstore the other day in Miami Beach when I saw a book titled “In the Courtroom of Your Mind”. It dealt with…
January 7, 2014
“Surefire Recipe for Misery”
Here it is folks, a formula GUARANTEED to create despair and despondency, bring wretchedness and grief, spread suffering and anguish, i.e. basically destroy your life…
December 12, 2013
Ugly Thoughts Show in Your Face
“I watch my thoughts, I watch my monkey mind. If you carry around anger and ugly emotions it will show on your face.” — Andie…
August 1, 2013
The Bright Side is the Right Side
Positive thinking is not a panacea and an upbeat attitude will not solve all problems. But in troubled times, I assure you that gloom-and-doom thinking…
July 25, 2013
The Bright Side is the Right Side
Positive thinking is not a panacea and an upbeat attitude will not solve all problems. But in troubled times, I assure you that gloom-and-doom thinking…
July 16, 2013
Choose the Smile
David Murdock is Dole Pineapple’s CEO. And he is 90 years young. A 2010 Wall Street Journal picture shows him with a full-face smile, a…
June 20, 2013