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“Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.”  (Dr. Joyce Brothers) Sometimes people just need to be heard, to be understood, to be given the time and space to share themselves with another. This was evident the other day — after I finished giving a talk, one of the participants approached me askingRead more

Ever notice how some couples are happy and contented with each other, never running out of things to talk about even after decades of marriage to each other?  If you’re like me, over the years of observing this (in stark contrast to those couples who can barely stand each other’s company and don’t speak orRead more

“Half the joy in life is the little things…let us keep our hearts young and our eyes open that nothing worth our while shall escape us.  And everything is worth its while if we only grasp it and its significance.”  (Victor Cherbuliez) I think the above quote answers the question I posited — for theRead more

Why?  Because you’re already there.  Where?  Where you’re meant to be at this moment in time.  And that will change in the next moment; and still, there will be nowhere to go. So be where you are — be fully present right where you are, right now.  For that is the perfect place for youRead more

Sometimes the greatest, grandest gifts are hidden in the simplest things.  Take joy and inner peace for example.  Most people don’t even notice (or have forgotten about) the many, easily-accessible entry points to these two states of being — that are available to them every day. Here are some examples:  To access joy, spend someRead more

You’ve heard me talk about becoming aware and getting more conscious, about listening to your internal GPS and sensing its guidance — well throughout all of this talk, it has sounded like we’re listening for a direction to take, or an action to do, or a knowing we’ll have.  All of these can be seenRead more

I’d like to continue our discussion from yesterday’s post “Emotions are indicator lights.”  In some cases, emotions are not indicating something that needs to be addressed, but rather are highlighting an experience that you’re having and are fully present to. A very important friend of mine is moving away, to the east coast to liveRead more

Abraham Lincoln said, “I desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end…I have lost every other friend on earth, I shall at least have one friend left, and that friend shall be down inside of me.” It doesn’t matter what other people think of you — but it doesRead more