On Monday I had to visit a couple of stores for food and supplies.  I was anxious before heading out…

I  keep seeing references to the Dunning-Kruger Effect, usually in articles about how we relate to facts and information in…

I just finished this lovely book by Jedidiah Jenkins, To Shake the Sleeping Self: A Journey from Oregon to Patagonia,…

Several years ago I created a short quiz for a class I was teaching. I presented participants with lines of…

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…