“How disappointment tracks the steps of hope”—Letitia Elizabeth Landon We step our way through the world with hope, on hope, on hope. As one hope falters and falls, the next hope gathers itself, strides out—then stumbles to its knees. Never mind: … [Continue reading] about Disappointment
“Loneliness is and always has been the central and inevitable experience of every man.”—Thomas Wolfe The popular acronym HALT stands for four important vulnerabilities to guard against: Hunger, Anger, Loneliness, Tiredness. Loneliness is … [Continue reading] about Only The Lonely
“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