Mastery
June 25, 2020

Disruption leads to discovery…IF

Disruption leads to discovery IF you’re open-minded. Disruption leads to discovery IF you’re willing to observe and learn. Disruption leads to discovery IF you’re able to take in new information and cast off old thinking. Discovery leads to new ideas. Discovery leads to a growth…
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Meaning
June 22, 2020

Whiplash

Whiplash: injury caused by a severe jerk to the head. It’s fair to say we are experiencing collective whiplash. Life has changed and perhaps in ways that we cannot even imagine yet. It’s also fair to say that most humans love routine and hate change.…
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Meaning
June 21, 2020

Looking for Volunteers

One of the biggest challenges of writing is that you sometimes wind up in an echo chamber of your own thoughts. That being said, I am looking for SIX volunteers to meet at a mutually agreed upon date and time via Zoom for a conversation.…
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Meaning
June 20, 2020

Awareness

You cannot turn on the news today without being reminded of acts of racial injustice. Hopefully, this awareness can help us become more mindful of our thoughts, words and actions and how we can improve and grow. In Chapter X, our inner awareness of our…
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Relationships
June 17, 2020

Problem Solving

Have you ever watched someone fixing or working on something and you had a sudden urge to offer your opinion? Have you ever had a conversation with a spouse or significant other who was explaining a problem or situation and you offered your unsolicited advice?…
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Mastery
June 13, 2020

Inner voice

We all have an inner voice: it has followed us from our earliest thoughts. It tells us that eating a sleeve of Oreo’s is ok. It screams at us when we screw up. It reminds us, unceasingly of all the “should’s”. It tells us we…
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Mastery
June 11, 2020

Intentions

Intentions are great. I intended to have the attic cleaned out weeks ago. In truth, I did dump the last remaining Wrestling Buddies that my son used to play with 20+ years ago. I also brought my ‘legacy’ from my parents of 78 rpm records…
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Mastery
June 9, 2020

Venturing beyond your comfort zone

Here we are in the midst of the ‘situation’ and I am continuing to try new things. I first tried my hand at assembling stuff—a rower, weight bench and finally a composter. Then I decided that what’s the good of composter if there’s no garden?…
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