Moral Compass-Alignment With Values
Think Globally – Act Locally
My friend Eve recently asked me “how to forge a humanistic path while forces of hate and fear and abuse swirl in the world.” Excellent question, one we face every […]
Pay Attention, Stay Informed…and Go Out and Make Some News of Your Own
A popular bumper sticker when I was an activist in the 70’s and 80’s: If you’re not outraged you’re not paying attention. So much to pay attention to in those […]
A Bombshell Too Close to Home
Whether you recently watched the impeachment hearings or the Super Bowl or the Academy Awards or simply took a hike to get away from it all, we are constantly asked […]
You See? The Impossible Is Easier than the Difficult
Today, January 20, is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the United States. Commemorating the heroic leadership and enlightened wisdom of one of the world’s greatest civil rights leaders, whose […]
Staying the Course – Bringing Intentions to Fruition
Probably most of us set some sincerely intended good intentions for the new year of seeing clearly – 2020. Probably many of us are struggling already to fulfill those intentions. […]
The Paradoxes of the New Year
On New Year’s Day this year, a few close friends and I created our Mind Maps for launching into the new year. (See exercise below) Clarifying values, setting intentions, imagining […]
Yearning to Breathe Free
My friend Mary Ann became a naturalized U.S. citizen last week, along with 1350 other immigrants/residents from 100 different countries. (That kind of national/language/ethnic diversity is not so unusual in […]
Labor Day – Honoring Good Hard Meaningful Work
The American holiday of Labor Day was created 125 years ago to commemorate the struggles of working class people to gain fair wages, stable employment, the right to organize in […]
Choices Shape Our Resilience – and Thus Our Lives
Life is the sum of all your choices. – Albert Camus That our lives are shaped by the choices we make, even by the choices we avoid or forfeit, goes […]
Conscious Choices v. Convenience
As we all come to rely on searching the internet for any information we want about anything – news, cultural and sports events, business tips, health remedies – we may […]