
The Enemy of Fulfillment
The enemy of fulfillment is…. Instant gratification… that comes to us primarily through…. I hate to say it, but it’s true…. don’t write me off

The enemy of fulfillment is…. Instant gratification… that comes to us primarily through…. I hate to say it, but it’s true…. don’t write me off

Me modeling my “lake hair” with my kids teasing me behind the camera After returning from my vacation in Idaho, I had a thought that

The text came from an old, dear friend out of the blue: “My daughter and I are going to Hawaii in 3 weeks, want to

It’s been a good parenting week. I got to share a meal in a restaurant with my son before seeing him perform in a jazz

Here’s my idea: Resolve to do Something Fulfilling Every Day I have given this assignment to so many of my clients who are really suffering

Well, you did it. Christmas happened; the gifts, the food, the guests, the cheer. Now for that wonderful and sometimes difficult let-down. This year, how

In just 7 weeks my book will start getting into the hands of actual human people. People are going to read it. People with opinions

This is a picture of my step-father, Howard, just 3 weeks shy of his 80th birthday, waterskiing. Seeing him ski made us all whoop, cheer,

I dearly hope that, at the end of the day, my book has essential integrity with the way I actually live. But man, there is

There’s a left-handed toilet in my new office. Never used one? This is what I experience; I’m sitting there—you know, on the toilet, reaching back

I’ve been a fan of Jonathan Haidt’s work for some

I’ve been following Alysa Liu since her inspired gold medal

I know it’s strange, but I like going to the

This picture was the glorious end (at Machu Picchu) to an incredible journey of hiking the Inca Trail. It was 3 days of hiking 26

So… we are experiencing a wild ride here 15 days into Trump’s presidency. No matter where you may land on the politics of it all,

So, it’s election week. Is anyone out there feeling anxious? Hopeless? Afraid? We are all challenged to hold steady in such frayed and tumultuous days

My client, I’ll call her Tina, was near tears telling me how upset she was about the situation in Israel. “It’s like I cannot stop

My little booklings are finding their ways to their new mamas and papas! And it is a bit unnerving! As Restore My Soul journeys out

Research shows that happier, more content people are less caught up in their thoughts and more focused on the present moment. The bottom line? Worry

Last week I got some news that really let loose a stress reaction in me. The news wasn’t life or death, but it represented an

I CAN’T HANDLE IT!! How much do you say this? How often do you hear it? Truth is, a lot of times when I say

“Hell is an endless, hopeless conversation with oneself” ~Dante’s description of rumination (in a biography of Churchill) People who do this know exactly why Dante

This morning the most forwarded NY Times article was about meditation and sleep problems. It seems that people are catching on—SLEEP IS IMPORTANT!!! For anyone

I’ve been a fan of Jonathan Haidt’s work for some

I’ve been following Alysa Liu since her inspired gold medal

I know it’s strange, but I like going to the