It was the “Question of the Week” last week and you bravely stepped up to the plate. You said you would increase productivity while reducing stress. You said you would worry less about what others thought of..

In 2008 at a commencement address at Harvard J.K. Rowling spoke of the value of failure. We all know her story. Wikipedia reports that she “progressed from living on benefits to multi-millionaire status within five years.” Twelve..

Do you ever wonder why we know what we want to do but we don’t do it? I’m not merely referring to New Year’s Resolutions, but to anything useful we learn. We read a great book which..

My favorite exercise is walking in the woods behind our house, particularly in the winter. When fresh snow covers the ground I feel like a child; I want to go out and play! If the snow is..

Travel changes us; there is no doubt about that. Travel removes us from the familiar routine that sometimes puts us to sleep back home. It broadens our perspective. When we go away we are able to see ourselves..

Am I a workaholic? No, not me! Sure, maybe I do return to the computer after supper, but just for something to do as I sip my tea. Oh, OK, sometimes I neglect the tea until it’s too cold..

As we make this journey in the direction of our dreams, I wonder; what constitutes “there”? How do we know when we’ve made it? What tells us that we’ve arrived? Joseph Campbell said to follow your bliss, however bliss-following..

“I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year ‘Give me a light that I may tred safely into the unknown.’ And he replied, ‘Go into the darkness and put your hand into..

My most anticipated event is the opening of presents on Christmas morning.  I’m as excited as I was as a child even though I know what’s in most of the packages. It’s the culmination of months of..