Our future does not live in tomorrow. Our future is created today. Many of you will recall the TV series Star Trek, the Starship Enterprise and the “in the future” functions and equipment featured. Two of those features that stand out in my mind include the Transporter and the Holodeck. I’ll start with the Transporter. … [Read more…]
There is no life without growth. Growth is a natural part of life that is apparent all around us. The acorn falls to the ground and either grows into an oak, or it dies and decays among the other life-less debris of the forest. The newborn of any species or genre, which began its growth … [Read more…]
Anything that stands in the way of your integrity will eventually bring you down. If you feel that something isn’t right, there’s a reason for that feeling — it’s because it isn’t right. When you act against what you know to be true, what you know to be right for you, there is nothing of … [Read more…]
Where ever I am in life, where ever I want to go, it begins with me. This blog is the first in a multi-part series based on my Amazon.com best-selling book, Live It – Really Live It! It Begins with Me is the title of the first chapter, which reminds us that self-care, maintaining our … [Read more…]
I’ve frequently uttered the words “You are not your history,” in service to my life-coaching clients, in my talks and seminars, and general discussion with those of us who are prone to insightfully examining our lives in hopes of making them better. My point was valid, in that despite our previous experiences, we can choose … [Read more…]
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…]