Welcome it All

Many of us have a conditional relationship with ourselves. We focus on what we don’t like and want to change toward some view of being a better person, having a better body or achieving more success in all its many forms.  I’m all for self improvement but toward what end? When we have a feeling or reaction that makes us uncomfortable in any way we rationalize, blame, deny or judge those feelings....

The Future is Bright

Each generation thinks the one coming behind it is going to the dogs.  For my parents it was rock music and hippies.  For us it’s social media, reality TV and texting. The younger generation brings with it a rejection or reinvention of the values, work ethic and culture of their parents.  It’s part of the natural order. This is graduation time.  I’ve been to two recently that have re-ignited my optimism about our...