Impulse Masquerading as Choice
by Bennett Lewis, Organizational Psychologist This morning I was trying to restore a daily morning routine to give my days some structure that will support my goals, my hopes and [...]
Sink or Swim
When I was very young—young enough that this story comes to me second-hand, and not from my memory—I apparently decided that I could swim and jumped into the deep end [...]
Heckle and Jeckle
Apparently I’ve been working through some old thoughts, fears, ancestral lineage, outdated stories, and judgements. It’s up for a lot of people, do you feel it? I felt it most [...]
The case for compassion
In certain Buddhist beliefs, there are enlightened people—called bodhisattvas—who decide to hang out on earth instead of basking in nirvana. Their aim, in delaying their entry into what we would [...]
Navigating Open Seas
A few years ago I had the pleasure of spending time aboard a friend’s beautiful boat. As we set sail, we began discussing a metaphor for life on the ocean: [...]
Where happiness lurks
So, I know some people may take umbrage with the idea of happiness as "lurking". After all, it's happiness! It's that shiny, bright, bubbly space that seems to spill from [...]
What’s The Rush?
My heart was racing while staring blankly outside. I jumped into my jeans, threw my sweater over my head, stuffed my PJs into my overnight bag, and grabbed my shoes, [...]
Willing to be dazzled
I have a Mary Oliver poem hanging above my desk, where I can see it every day. It's called The Ponds and it opens like this: "Still, what I want [...]
The Road To Acceptance
Acceptance can be a tough pill to swallow. How come? Well, let’s be honest: how many of us were taught the value of acceptance when we were young? Maybe, “you’ll [...]
Ooooh! A yellow USB cord!
So, I recently started reading the "Matthew Swift Novels", a series of books written by UK author Kate Griffin (whose real name is Catherine North, and who also publishes under [...]