The work of transformation is not about the world getting more peaceful. The work of transformation is about YOU becoming more peaceful regardless of what happens in the world. Then there is the peace of knowing we are all human.  This is what that sounds like: Andrea: You have to describe that story without using shame,...Read More

I once bought a book entitled Living Without Goals just because the title ticked me off so much. The thought of living without goals is so counter intuitive and so alien to me I actually bought the book just to prove the author was wrong. I bought that book 20 years ago. Today I write...Read More

In the category of ‘there are no coincidences”, about a week ago I found myself watching one of the final episodes of Oprah. Although I am a devoted fan, student and teacher of her work, I have not seen a segment on the air date in literally years. I specifically tuned in because I had...Read More

I ended my last post with the sentence… Her guidance during that time did not give me any comfort. I did not grasp that a situation could be terrible but I was still suppose to be doing it. Here is what I should have written: Her guidance during that time did not give me any...Read More

It is my intent to fill in a lot of the story behind the scenes of Don’t Die.  Here is today’s installment. Truth be told I enjoyed my prep day enormously. The book I was reading ended with a passage entitled Do It Anyway. I knew that passage, and I knew it well. It had...Read More

My book, Don’t Die with Vacation Time on the Books is short for a host of strategic reasons. Yet, the longer the book is out the more I think of things that were going on behind the scenes of the main story that is in the book. This passage is just one example. Perspective Changing...Read More

Really think watching this segment of Oprah is worth the time. If nothing else it will allow for conversation. My only critical observation is that, unlike millions negatively affected by the economic downturn since 2008, Tom Shadyac made a choice to release his excessive possessions. Knowing what I do about spiritual transformation, I know he...Read More

At last night’s Las Vegas Library event using Don’t Die With Vacation Time, I facilitated one simple, yet powerful, exercise. The book is printed in a way that quotes relating to a particular lesson are paired with the story. In the back of the book all of the quotes used are repeated. The intent is...Read More

I have had an interesting start to the day.  The messages I am receiving from unrelated sources are giving me a lot to work with, especially as I prepare for Thursday’s final free library event on Don’t Die With Vacation Time on the Books.  I have been cleaning house literally and figuratively.  During the literal...Read More

During a discussion with a colleague this morning, I found myself asking the question: Do you measure your self-worth by your net worth?  I noticed I have asked this question of several people this week.  That pattern in my work usually means I need to stop and ask myself that same question. I did not...Read More