Cry Out Your Grief
Well over a half-million people in the United States have died of Covid-19. Worldwide over 2 and half million people have died. After a year of Covid-19s devastating spread, nearly… Read More
Fearful or Fearless?: Your Two Faces
Do you realize that you have two faces? Yes, there are only two faces you have to show to the world. The impacts of each face on the well-being and… Read More
Cherish Is the Word
(Artwork the courtesy of Karla Jean Gallagher. See more at www.missprintsandmasterpieces.com,) What do you cherish? This is an important question to ask yourself. Why? Because what you cherish defines who you… Read More
Are You Insane?
The other day, my partner and I were invited to have dinner with a couple of our friends. During our conversation, one of our friends asked me why people keep… Read More
Know Thyself
According to legend, “Know Thyself” was carved into stone at the entrance to Apollo’s temple at Delphi in Greece. The Greek philosopher, Socrates, is quoted as saying, “To know thyself… Read More
Your True Self
In a previous article “Know Thyself,” I wrote about the Johari window as a tool for ways to reveal hidden aspects of yourself. Although useful, this process is not the… Read More
The Ungrateful Dead
(Artwork the courtesy of Karla Jean Gallagher. See more at www.missprintsandmasterpieces.com,) My apologies to the Grateful Dead followers for this title. I chose it to write about gratitude because I… Read More
Whence Kindness???
Years ago I read an essay entitled “Manners Matter.” It was written by a social psychologist whose name I have forgotten, but the basic premise of the essay has stayed… Read More
The Other Voice
You may be acutely aware, or perhaps, dimly aware that you have two voices in your head, and that most of the time, these two voices are in direct opposition… Read More
Float Like a Butterfly
There is the story of the two Zen monks walking together on a muddy road, for there had been heavy rains the night before. They eventually came to a crossroads… Read More