The impossible is merely something anyone has not done until someone does it. Studies show that the best time to teach an earthworm tricks is shortly before midnight. (Paul Stirling Hagerman, It’s a Weird World). I’ll say first-off, that if you’re staying up until just before midnight teaching an earthwork tricks – I offer life coaching and … [Read more…]
Have you ever failed to see an opportunity that lay In plain sight, directly in front of you? Have you ever been amazed and surprised by someone you had judged to be somewhat incompetent or inept, after they had completed a task that you had previously judged them unable to accomplish? Have you ever focused … [Read more…]
A story about love… Her name is Pinga. She’s an eleven-year-old penguin, who lives in the midwest part of the United Sates. His name is Teddy, he’s a fourteen-year-old dog of unknown breed, living in the same town, different households. Their presence makes a loving difference in the lives of two of my grandchildren. My wife and … [Read more…]
I think we all sing the blues – we just don’t want to make them our life’s songs. When I think of the blues I think of life’s dramas, not big dramas. The blues don’t deal with world problems – they deal with the problems associated with living in the world – and the daily … [Read more…]
I’m unable to recall a time when I’ve been so intensely and intuitively called to write words on a subject, while at the same time feeling deeply incapable of cogently expressing my thoughts on it. I feel confused. When those horrific, gut wrenching, mass killings occur that we nowadays label as terrorism, I am initially … [Read more…]
What makes easy choices easy, and hard choices hard? That’s easy. With easy choices, there exists disparity in the perceived value of the options. The greater the disparity, the easier the choice. The one with the greatest value wins. When I’m faced with tangible choices, such as chicken or fish, I generally choose chicken, because … [Read more…]
I typically work with clients to create short, intermediate and long-term goals. I do so because if we don’t know where we are going, we’ll never get there. However, I often find that some of the most common, and important goals are minimized or seen as obstacles. I hear comments such as, “I didn’t have … [Read more…]
I believe that most of us don’t realize how much our imagination colors and shapes our lives. I think we don’t realize how our life experiences are created by the images we form in our minds, before events actually occur. When you pour water into a clear, colored container, the water appears to take on … [Read more…]
“Often those that criticize others reveal what he himself lacks.” Shannon L. Alder If you were approached in a critical manner regarding your manner of dress. How would you react to a comment such as, “Whoa, where’d you get that, it looks terrible on you, not the right colors and that pattern has to go.” … [Read more…]
Every moment happens twice: inside and outside, and they are two different histories. Zadie Smith “I’m not very coordinated, so I’m not very good at things like this.” So stated a rather capable person at the beginning of an ice-breaker exercise known as a “ball toss.” It’s composed of two parallel lines of people who toss balls, … [Read more…]