I’ve been thinking about happiness lately. Is it a hedonistic pursuit? Is it the ultimate human pursuit? Is it something our chemical make-up graces us with, or condemns us to be without? Is it a natural by-product of a simple life? I looked around the web a bit and found that psychologists have been slow [...]
Nothing like starting the morning laughing with Java John’s Rita & Patrick. “Let’s get wild and crazy this morning,” I said to Patrick, “How about a soy chai latte with a shot of espresso?” Rita heard the “Let’s get wild” part and asked, “What’d you go for?” “I’m stepping out this morning!” and told her [...]
I love reading about other people’s thoughts and philosophies on sustainable economic models. Here is an excerpt from from Dave Pollard’s recent post called Creating the Jobs We Want. It is the only sustainable economic model, the only economy that can allow each of us to do exactly what we love, what we’re uniquely good [...]
[Just want the tips? Scroll down to the bottom of the post.] I had the role of General Evaluator (evaluates the meeting on the whole) at our Toastmasters meeting this morning. Yesterday I was thinking about the criteria for a well run meeting. #1 Starts on Time. One of the things I love about Toastmasters [...]
There are a few cornerstones that help me to live my best life. One of them is called My Time and I try to do it daily. During this time I explore ideas for future services, sometimes work on new articles, speeches, or the book, & sometimes work through confusing situations to determine a good [...]
(Article first appeared in the Spring 2006 Wild Mountain Yoga Center Newsletter.) Why do you cleanse? Most likely to rid your body of toxins. Toxins get in the way of optimal health. Heavy metal and food toxins are the most obvious culprit–not so obvious are the toxins of stress. Some people don’t recognize symptoms of [...]
After many back-and-forths, Lance and I have finally chiselled out a bio page for yours truly, which you can read here. It will be linked to from the About page and the Press Room. It’s always a challenge to write a description of oneself, so I’m glad that Lance was able to take the raw [...]
