“Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.”—A.A. Milne When we hit a patch of road construction, do we protest the inconvenience—or do we find it pleasing to contemplate the … [Continue reading] about The Gratitude Attitude
“There’s no success like failure and failure’s no success at all.”—Bob Dylan Success is a leaf blown hither and thither by the gusts of opinion and belief. Success is a shape-shifter. Success is the canny chameleon, changing colors to match the … [Continue reading] about Fear of Failure
“In the soil of the quick fix is the seed of a new problem, because our quiet wisdom is unavailable”—Wayne Muller The notion that we can hack our way to faster physical transformation has gained widespread currency in our modern Want It Now … [Continue reading] about Quick Fixes and The Perils of Hacking
“I am a forest, and a night of dark trees: but he who is not afraid of my darkness, will find banks full of roses under my cypresses.”—Friedrich Nietzsche Too often, Dark gets a bad rap. We prefer to rush with open arms into the embrace of his … [Continue reading] about The Dark Healer
“The trouble with lying and deceiving is that their efficiency depends entirely upon a clear notion of the truth that the liar and deceiver wishes to hide.”—Hannah Arendt It’s sometimes remarked with a wry smile that one definition of an alcoholic … [Continue reading] about Radical Dishonesty