“You’re a hard, such a very hard, habit to break.” Chicago We all have habits. They give us a sense of security, safety, surety. We rise at the same time in the morning, we drink our coffee, brush our teeth, drive to work, etc. Our habits create a home for us. This home keeps us […]
React or Respond
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies out growth and our freedom.” Victor Frankl My friend was pulling out of the driveway with her son in the car. Her sweet husband was in the yard and noticed that the dog […]
Magical Magnifying Mind
“Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” St. Paul “It’s just so hard” she went on to enumerate her struggles. “I don’t sleep, I worry all the time. About my son, and his school. I worry […]
Dark Dirt
Digging in the dirt Stay with me, I need support I’m digging in the dirt To find the places I got hurt – Peter Gabriel I was reading a little parable about a man who was looking for his keys under a streetlamp. A cop came up to him and asked what he was doing. […]
Synchronicity
“A connecting principle, Linked to the invisible” – Sting I was listening to a keynote speaker, Major Dan Rooney, and he brought up the term Synchronicity. Which always makes The Police song play in my head… (sorry) My next thought is where the word originally came from. Carl Jung coined the word to express a concept that […]
Discomfort
…Discomfort means nothing to me as long as I can see that the experience will take me to a new level. Diana Nyad “Are you uncomfortable yet?” the yoga instructor asked. Sweat rolled into my eyes, right leg burning, shoulders screaming. Yes. Yes, I am uncomfortable. He told us that there is a difference between […]
Passion Project
“Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.” Oprah Winfrey Tom has this big dream. It’s amazing, enormous and absolutely fantastic. His best attribute is casting the vision for this beatific project. When he tells you the why behind his vision, you feel it in your soul. You find […]
