Sometimes the thing you resist most is exactly what you are meant to be doing.
In this video, I talk about the lessons we can learn about resistance from James T. Kirk of the USS Enterprise (no, I’m not a trekkie – never watched a single episode, but I saw the movie) and the lessons I [...]

“That perfect tranquillity of life, which is nowhere to be found but in retreat, a faithful friend and a good library.” – Aphra Behn
A gentle nun shows me to my room.  As we walk down the hall she waves her arm in the direction of the cafeteria and says “you’re welcome to have juice or [...]

Shortly before I was about to leave for the pilgrimage I mentioned in the last post, I read Brandi’s suggestion that we look for beauty in unexpected places.  “Perfect!” I thought. “The flat prairies, my dad’s grave – there will be lots of beauty in places where others might see none.”
On the highway outside my [...]

Last week, following the high of launching this site and basking in the glow of lots of positive feedback, I hit a low. (Isn’t that always the way it goes – lows follow highs?) For a couple of days, while the lovely affirmative emails and comments dried up, numbers (visitors, comments) started to drop, and [...]

“If you want someone to see facts that are outside their current reality, use story to take them on a tour of the big wide world and help them stay interested long enough for it to become real to them. Stretch their reality with story.” – Annete Simmons
I believe in the power of story. You [...]