Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.-?? Usually, I’ve seen this quip attributed to Oscar Wilde.  But recently I read…

I’ve never totally bought into Valentine’s Day with its expensive date-nights and emphasis on amorous couplings.  There’s plenty to enjoy…

Last week I invoked the Zen parable that says, “Before enlightenment, chop wood and carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood…

A couple of weeks ago, we went to see a documentary — Cunningham — about choreographer Merce Cunningham, an innovator…

Recently, I read a piece about wombats in Australia sharing their burrows with other small animals escaping the ravaging bushfires.…

My orientation to life tends to be a big juicy “Yes!” Most of the time, it’s an honest and authentically…

Some friends and I were having a conversation about the importance of laying claim to our Good — identifying and…

The new year is the time for my annual job performance evaluation. It’s a valuable process. It’s also pretty intense…

I heard a jingle on the radio the other day — an advertisement for Charmin toilet paper inviting me to…


“Don’t ask what the world needs.  Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it.  Because what the world…

I looked up the origin of the phrase “true blue.”  Some say it refers to the endless blue sky above…

A dog goes into the Western Union office and says, “I want to send a telegram.”  The employee says, “Great. …