Who knew I would spend three weeks blogging about success. It seems like everyone, including me, has an opinion about what defines success. Two weeks back, I blogged about whether it is epitomized in a good or a goods life.…
Successful people don’t do it alone. Where they come from matters. […] They are products of history and community, of opportunity and legacy. Malcolm Gladwell Last week my blog considered personal success from the perspective of living a ‘good life’…
After a relaxing and reflective two-week break from blogging and writing, I am back to my weekly routines and rituals. For me, December and January are a time for review and recommitment. As I ponder what is most important to…
It is safe to say, for each of us, our journey through life began with observation and uncertainty and not a great deal of self-awareness. With the addition of life experiences such as consequences emerging from personal choices, we may…
As a feminist who has disallowed inequity to rule her life and a concerned citizen who understands the value of diversity, it is difficult to not become cynical when I read the preponderance of research claiming North America is far…
A recent CNN news bulletin reported positive trends in the following U.S. social wellness measures — • high school dropout rates • college enrollment • juvenile crime • drunken driving • traffic deaths • infant mortality • life expectancy • per…
In the past 50 years, humans generated more knowledge than in all their existence on this planet. No wonder the world feels confusing and even overwhelming at times. New combinations of technology, competition, and communications are causing fundamental change in venerable…
Recently, surrounded by several conversations each regarding personal boundaries, the same essential question arose — what boundaries define an enlightened relationship versus an entangled one? Although the question appears relatively straight forward, what is confusing is that each of us,…
If I create from the heart, nearly everything works; if from the head, almost nothing. Marc Chagall Each week, I co-design and co-facilitate two meditation writing groups. The purpose of these small group sessions is to – • relax the…
Osho, Eastern mystic, states the greatest human fear is our fear of the unknown. To stand alone . . . the fear arises: Who knows whether you are right or wrong? To stand alone, you stand in coldness. To stand…
My fears are my early warning signals for what I need to master. Curiosity found me counting the number of blogs (56) in which I wrote about some aspect of fear. As a faithful bi-weekly and then weekly blogger over…
It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change. Charles Darwin Over the last two decades, our personal and professional experience with changing circumstances in our lives…
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