A Dark Place: 3 Steps to Blue Sky Again
I fill my large Einstein Bagel coffee cup with vanilla hazelnut. The woman next to me mumbles, “I should know never to book anything before 10:00 o’clock on a Monday morning.” She explained she got

posted 7:19:48pm May. 20, 2013 | read full post »

A Shoe Cobbler and a Prisoner Show How to Live Today
Henry Linder is a 93-year-old shoe cobbler in a tiny town in the Carolinas. He’s an internet sensation right now, even though he doesn’t own a computer. Erik Olsen’s documentary on Henry just won first place

posted 5:06:24pm May. 17, 2013 | read full post »

Oprah and Brene Brown: "Let the Spirit Flow"
In a funk, I picked up O Magazine. Inside Oprah interviewed Dr. Brené Brown, Houston sociologist famous for her research on shame and vulnerability. I had viewed her TED talks. Even read Dr. Brown’s lat

posted 2:08:54pm May. 15, 2013 | read full post »

What We Are Made For ~ and Not
As he steered his Lexus 430 SC onto the freeway in early morning traffic, John kicked himself. Why do I feel so…flat? He had finally achieved the stability for which he worked so hard--a good job with a profitable company, a new sports car, a steady girlfriend, bills paid…he even had the quic

posted 5:26:30pm May. 10, 2013 | read full post »

Battling Ego. Finding Beauty.
Every person has been created by God with a Gift to give for the bettering of mankind. This message—along with writing and teaching—is my Gift. This morning, upon waking, I pull my laptop onto the bed and open it

posted 4:50:07pm May. 08, 2013 | read full post »