Cultivating inner discipline is something that takes patience. Expecting rapid results is simply a sign of impatience.         - - - The Dalai Lama “How do I get myself to write? I want to, but I keep getting distracted. I’m so resistant, I just can’t seem to get...

I was raised to be polite and show up anywhere I was invited. And then, even if I had a terrible time, even if they were obnoxious or insulting, I was supposed to reciprocate. I heard that word “reciprocate” so many times, it started to grate on my nerves. Being...

When we were young, bedtime stories were a treat. They piqued our imaginations, they filled us with wonder and they kept us entertained. They took us on journeys into fantasy worlds and explodedin our dreams.  When I was six and I learned to read, my mother took me to...

My heroes are the ones who survived doing it wrong, who mademistakes, but recovered from them.   - - - Bono I once saw a Dustin Hoffman movie called “Hero.” He played a man who performed the first selfless gesture of his life when he reluctantly helped save injured...

“Tell me a story.” When I was young, my father told me stories before I went to sleep at night. He had a great imagination and he took me on journeys to fantastic places with fascinating characters. When the lights were out, I repeated the stories in my head and I...

I went to a movie some years ago called “Yesterday.” It was about an international blackout that lasted for a few seconds at the turn of the 21st century. When it was over, one unsuccessful, unremarkable singer/songwriter was the only person on the planet who...