Tribute to Lulu: Worlds Greatest Dog
Lulu says hello. Lulu passed away and left her body. Her spirit lives on. She was around 16 years old. I had lived with her and her doggy self for…
What Do You Do When You Get Verbally Attacked?
Something’s strange in the neighborhood. Who ya gonna call–Ghostbusters? I was given an assignment by a new client, the president of a fast paced, sales driven company, to train a…
Developing Trust
Never before have I been more aware of the importance of developing trust. Yet, it’s scary how easy it is to get stuck in patterns that don’t work: neurotic fretting,…
Be Like My Dog
Gail and I were at the Drive-In. I was driving and Gail was in the passenger seat. It was one of those places where you park, order in your car…
Greatness Embraces All
I am moved by the awareness that greatness is a showcase that embraces us all, if we will receive it. At a time when the winter Olympics show athletes pushing,…
Sensing The Weather
When old time mariners needed to know about the weather, they had no internet or TV to clue them in. They relied on their powers of observation, their logic, and…
Are You Recession Proof?
My husband, Jerome, was talking to a friend the other night about the economic climate and changing times. Jerome began talking about me and boldly proclaimed that I was “recession…
Happy New Year 2009
Happy New Year! We say it every year, briefly, and then let it go. But with a new year, new energy comes roaring through. And we don’t tend to embrace…
Developing Discipline
My wife, Gail, told me a very interesting story the other day. Twenty-five years ago she was participating in a group workshop. As the workshop got started, the leaders gave…
From Resolution to Resolve
Have you ever made a New Year’s Resolution that really worked? They usually don’t. Resolutions are the attempts to change, devoid of the principle that brings change. They are attached…
Amer – I – Can
America was founded by individuals who were drawn to this land. What drew them? They didn’t come of their own volition; they were drawn by an attraction. They were drawn…
Hope Won
I grew up in a white neighborhood in Chicago. Chicago was a city of ethnic neighborhoods and for many years, each ethnic group had their own neighborhood. My neighborhood was…