The Things We Keep
How many times as an adult have you moved? After each move, what have you kept and what have you left behind? In November of 2017 I sold my house… Read More
Truth Matters: The Four Discernments
In today’s world of multimedia bombardment, political hyperbole, and polarizing rhetoric, how does any ordinary person sift through all of the noise and hubbub to find the truth? Truth matters,… Read More
Fearful or Fearless?: Your Two Faces
Do you realize that you have two faces? Yes, there are only two faces you have to show to the world. The impacts of each face on the well-being and… Read More
Cherish Is the Word
(Artwork the courtesy of Karla Jean Gallagher. See more at www.missprintsandmasterpieces.com,) What do you cherish? This is an important question to ask yourself. Why? Because what you cherish defines who you… Read More
Are You Insane?
The other day, my partner and I were invited to have dinner with a couple of our friends. During our conversation, one of our friends asked me why people keep… Read More
Never Underestimate . . .
Back in the late 1960s when I was in graduate school at the University of Nebraska, a fellow graduate student, Bill, and I regularly played tennis at a park full… Read More
Know Thyself
According to legend, “Know Thyself” was carved into stone at the entrance to Apollo’s temple at Delphi in Greece. The Greek philosopher, Socrates, is quoted as saying, “To know thyself… Read More
Your True Self
In a previous article “Know Thyself,” I wrote about the Johari window as a tool for ways to reveal hidden aspects of yourself. Although useful, this process is not the… Read More
The Dragon and the Mouse: The Dream
The Dream is the third book in a series about an unusual friendship between a dragon and a mouse. In this story, the mouse has a wonderful dream. He demands… Read More
The Marshmallow Studies
In a previous article “Are You Grown Up?” I introduced the Four Tasks of growing up. In this article, I write about the task of undisciplined to disciplined. As I… Read More