A few years ago, I started a sharing a series of stories in my newsletter. Now, I am making those stories and the practices for better living available here. I call this series Lessons for Living. I am in the process of renewing my website... (Watch this space)... and the back-end editor which used…
The other day I was out to dinner with some students and I had brought along a deck of cards. These cards each have a question on them that can open doors to interesting memories, stores and insights that might not otherwise make it into dinner conversation. One card held the question "Tell me about…
A few years ago, I started a sharing a series of stories in my newsletter. Now, I am making those stories and the practices for better living available here. I call this series Lessons for Living. I have recently started going to climbing lessons. And, if anything they have solidified my knowing that every…
A few years ago, I started a sharing a series of stories in my newsletter. Now, I am making those stories and the practices for better living available here. I call this series Lessons for Living. Your body knows what it wants and needs... I am at the Wat Pho in Bangkok. It…
A few years ago, I started a sharing a series of stories in my newsletter. Now, I am making those stories and the practices for better living available here. I call this series Lessons for Living. . . . I'm flying! I'm gliding through the air. The smile on my face is as wide and…
Here we are once again about to step into a new calendar year, and we all know what that means, New Year's Resolutions! And, let me be the first to say the quiet part out loud: "This, again? What is even the point when I often don't follow through on my resolution(s)". This time of…
A few years ago, I started a sharing a series of stories in my newsletter. Now, I am making those stories and the practices for better living available here. I call this series Lessons for Living. Last week I shared a story about a time in guatemala when walking got me out of very…
A few years ago, I started a sharing a series of stories in my newsletter. Now, I am making those stories and the practices for better living available here. I call this series Lessons for Living. how walking works as a cure-all The passage of time was tracked by the changing light between,…
for those times when pushing forward is tripping you up.... Have you ever jumped back into something headfirst and then found that you needed to take a step back? That is exactly what happened to me last week. I was so happy to go back to cross-fit (if you are curious why I do cross-fit……
for those times when pushing forward is tripping you up.... Not long ago I was maneuvering in my car. I was trying to save time, so instead of driving the few hundred meters to the turn-around point I was doing a 3-point turn in a narrow spot with very little wiggle room. I craned my…
A few years ago, I started a sharing a series of stories in my newsletter. Now, I am making those stories and the practices for better living available here. I call this series Lessons for Living. Last week I shared a story and a practice to help us find stability and calm through connecting…
...how freeing your feet can stabilize your body and impact your mood I was trekking in the jungle in Laos to visit a tourism-based conservation program. The jeep had got me and the other travelers as far as it could and it was now time to walk. We were only 20 minutes in when…