Jeffrey Wands. We’ve been friends ever since. So when he asked me to contribute a chapter to his latest book published by Simon and Schuster’s Atria division, Knock and the Door Will Open: 6 Keys to Mastering the Art of Living
Get on With it! Not so fast. The sign post to the left asks you not to enter the building through the sliding doors, but instead to go around the building – a further distance – through a different door. There’s a good reason for this. Simply, this beautiful garden and new grass is still [...]
This week I know of 7 people who passed. I wasn’t particularly close to any of them, but I am more deeply connected to those who remain behind in mourning. Their stories differed, but more than half the people had died unexpectedly, and by most accounts hadn’t spent enough time with family and friends. Instead, [...]
Ed Mills from Evolving times started a meme that asks, what would you do with an extra 36 hours each week? Pricilla Palmer from Personal Development tagged me on this and I’ve given it a lot of thought. Especially in the wake of all the writing I’ve done recently on conquering sensory overload in a 24/7 world.
For me, it’s less about a list than a way of being. I would take 24-hours of it and use it for complete silence. No news, no music, no cell phone, no Black Berry. It’s from that space of peace that I truly believe we can all attain limitless knowledge and peace. But it’s not something that comes overnight. We need lots of 24-hour periods to cultivate that stillness and creatively percolate. And the intention set during such a period is a crucial part of the process.
When you’re that still for a long period of time it feels as if there is no time. It’s stretched to another level of consciousness and becomes limitless. Have you ever noticed that time seems to fly when you’re at an exciting movie, taking a long day at the beach, or spending time with good friends?
As I watched the morning commemoration of the events of September 11th, I was brought back to my own personal experience. At the time, I was a reporter at Marketplace Morning Report in the New York City bureau working alongside national radio news veteran Bob Moon. For many weeks that followed I would sleep on [...]
It’s Labor Day and of course I’m working – and you’re reading this which means you’re at the very least surfing. Here’s a missive to help you grab a bit of that work life balance we’re all talking about. If you’re taking a break from the workplace scene today and looking for some inspirational material [...]
