Every time I sit down to write, I become paralyzed. The tape that plays in my squirrel brain is that this blog has to support something big

I recently had the luxury of going on a four-day silent retreat. The retreat director was a life-long Jesuit and college professor. Over...

I am not a quiet person but find myself wishing I was...a little quieter. Over the years, Chris has often provided me feedback when he...

What I love about being in new cities and exploring new terrain is that you are NEVER SURE things are going to work out as planned. It’s...

I had to move gyms due to construction at mine and now find myself in a sauna, often full of a dozen people, sitting knee to knee...

Yeah, I said bitchy -- but I really mean bitchy and thoughtful. My relentlessly bitchy and thoughtful friend's name is Girlfriend. It is...

As a part of a leadership program years ago, I was asked to write a personal brand statement. What is my personal brand today? What do I...

I have been waking up 45 minutes earlier than I need to wake up as part of a personal challenge. There is a lot of research that cites...

I have been criticized, mostly by my long time-lover, for not resting more. At the heart of it, rest is primarily about physical and...

I was talking to my sister recently about living and loving with a sense of urgency. I often feel a sense of urgency that not everyone...

I love these words: silence holds immense value. Or as Ram Dass said, “The quieter you become, the more you can hear.” I have told many...

My school clients can't exactly fire me, and my private therapy clients haven't fired me yet for my drawings. Let's hope this trend...

For a living I help people get out of their own way. There is just one tiny problem with this. It can be hard for me to get out of my own...

During my recent back country adventure at Philmont, at the end of every day we sat in a circle and reflected on our day. Philmont...

How do we know if we are ready for something new? I want to start a side hustle. I want to find a therapist. I want to start a new hobby....

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Let's not slumber life away. Let's wake each other up and remind one another of their potential. We were all put on this earth to...

I get to work with beautifully hopeful teens every day. On a recent trip to NYC, I got to spend some uninterrupted time with my very...

I find myself missing our loud house. I miss loud dance parties with a larger-than-life toddler on my hip. I miss kids spinning around in...

I have become fascinated with cheerfulness and how and what it can do to a group of humans or even to our own human heart. One of the...