No Really, I’m Fine!
Words are powerful. The words we choose can make a conversation productive or destructive. And to further complicate matters, words can impact us differently and are often subject to interpretation, despite their dictionary definition. So, it’s no surprise why human...
Hope Really Can Be Restored For The Price Of A Cup Of Coffee
About a week ago, we were pulling out of a parking lot at the local grocery store and observed an exchange that left my mind racing in a million directions. The parking lot occasionally has individuals with solicitation signs, requesting assistance....
Values & Graditude
Some of you are aware I’ve been doing quite a bit of traveling over the past several years. Many of those trips have been to New York City. NYC has always called to me from my first visit there over 20 years ago. Since then, I would return every so often...
We Are Failing – The Rabbit Hole of Why
I’m a Mental Health Professional. I’m someone who enjoys going to work most days because I love what I do for a living. The truth is, I believe I was born to help people. I’m fascinated by learning what makes a person unique and helping them to understand...
The Things We Do
It seems as a society, we would rather settle for being unhappy or even marginally happy than live a life that is soul deep. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard people say, “This isn’t what I want. I feel disconnected, but it’s comfortable. And I...
The Beginner’s Mind; A Path to Peak Performance
Competitive athletes can certainly attest to the power of experience in refining their skills for optimal performance. But when does experience become an obstacle in competitive sports? Ask any athlete who’s experienced a slump in their career and they can...
The Truth Debate
If one could estimate how much time a person wastes in their lifetime, not being honest; whether it's in the workplace, at home, or in a social setting; I would imagine the percentage of time wasted, would rival the percentage of time our eyes are open. ...
Sustainability
Recently, while sitting on an airport shuttle, I overheard an interesting conversation. A gentleman in his 70’s was chatting with a younger couple. He spoke of his career as a truck driver and the benefits he enjoyed from this type of work. He spoke about the...
You Want To Talk? What, With Spoken Words?
Technology, for many of us, has become as essential as food and water to our modern-day existence. It has contributed positively in many areas of daily life and has created new ways for people to connect. But like any new tool introduced into culture, people have the...
A Label Free Utopia
I often wonder to myself what society would be like without the plethora of “Labels.” It seems we have become quite reliant on them to communicate about ourselves and others. Sometimes we may present them like a code of arms and other times, we may hide them in shame,...