From within their earthen bell jar, They have pierced the heavens, And can now teach their children The origins of the Universe. Sadly, they have yet to apply their genius To life inside the jar. And when they have eaten or destroyed all, They will die in droves Just like their less evolved brethren.

When the inner nag Makes you feel bad, you miss the Key to the story.

Real change is so hard. To succeed we must balance Discipline and Love.

A friend shared an interesting TED talk by neuroscientist up in Vancouver, B.C. Her work in neuroplasticity is very inspiring in that it confirms that what we presume and work on so often in therapy in fact has a clear biological basis. In therapy there are often small assignments to try this or try that. They sometimes seem insignificant, easy to do for a moment, but [...]

Bar puzzles I’ve known and loved. What’s your model of the world?

Retreat: thoughts on spending time with yourself...

When things go bad, what still belongs to me?

There's no place like home...Arrived back from a retreat in India Jan 13. Thank you for your patience with my absence. There were many wonderful things about this trip to India. Most had to do with the retreat itself, but many also had to do with simply the astounding change in perspective that inevitably comes with plopping down in a different culture. I particularly appreciated being [...]

Hitchcock? Speilberg? Scorsese? Lightweights! Who really is the Best Director?

How do we bring that delicious, relaxed feeling back with us from vacation?