“Only through time, time is conquered.” – T.S. Eliot I live my life as if my time is limited. You can only do so many things, fit so many things, into a day, a month, a lifetime. Everything takes time. I have no energy to spare on thoughts that pull me down. That’s time management. […]
Alcohol is an important part of life for so many people. Courtney E. Martin wrote a brilliant and honest post about it in the online magazine On Being. Having worked with people whose lives have been devastated by alcohol and drugs, the article – real as it is – was heartbreaking. There are better […]
Thoughts are energy gates. I’ve been thinking about my thinking. Unlike Charles, whose vitality rivals the energizer bunny, I’ve been feeling tired lately. When I think about it, I’ve been tired for a couple of years. I take nutritional supplements. My eating habits, which were always pretty good, are even more simple. I enjoy silence […]
Emotions meditation. Emotions are messengers from our inner teacher, our inner guidance system. If we listen to them, they give us awareness our own wants and needs, and the intensity of our desire. They tell us if we are heading in the right direction or getting in our own way. They tell us what needs […]
That pool is just as freezing every morning and it’s just as hard to get naked and dive in. — Steven Pressfield, The War of Art The truth is: I have to muster my courage every day. I want to do things that I don’t have the skills for, so every day I struggle. To […]