Gratitude is a positive emotion usually referring to a state of thankfulness or being thankful.  The definition of thankful is “conscious of benefit received.”  But what does it FEEL like to be thankful?  That was the question posed in my morning reading. So I got, “I am thankful for a client order.”  “I am thankful...Read More

Personal growth and self-awareness is my true Independence Day.  The freedom personal discovery can deliver is something I hope we all celebrate every day. No matter how many credentials  and experience I have in the field of the psychology of personal growth, I am always humbled when I have what I call a ‘next-level’ learning.  Such...Read More

One of the many gifts I received from sitting at the community table at Red Mountain Spa was meeting Dominick Yezzo. At age 62, Dominick is a judge in Manhattan, but 19 he was a scared, seriously wounded soldier in Vietnam. Watch how he describes his experience during a recent interview on AM Arizona with...Read More

A table. Nutritious food. Twelve people. I am not describing a scene from the Bible, but a community table at the Red Mountain Spa. The metaphor of the Last Supper is appropriate though when you experience what happens when 12 strangers gather around one central theme. In the case of the community table at Red...Read More

Some life work and gifts just have a way to keep on giving. In my last post I wrote of one man’s experience with writing a gratitude letter and the impact it had on the author and his recipients – his Mom and Dad. I also shared the sudden life change that occurred shortly after...Read More

As 2010 comes to a close, I decided to republish a blog about closure, letter writing and most of all gratitude for those we love in our lives.  Enjoy this day, and every day.  Remember to remember:  this moment is the only one you really have, may you use it to be love, see love,...Read More

So much of adult life is focused on what has to happen next in order for some goal to be achieved. From the mundane of brushing your teeth to the sublime of creating and sustaining happiness and success, we are schooled in setting goals, making lists, and taking steps to achieve our goals. What would...Read More

I don’t remember whole books as much as I remember quote and lines that stand out for me when I read them. What is interesting to me is that when I re-read a book new and different lines have meaning and some sentences I underlined were completely forgotten. Here are a few quotes from Spiritual...Read More

I have a habit of reading ‘old’ books, meaning books that were published over 10 years ago. I often find – actually more than often – that the messages contained within the pages are as meaningful today as they were at the time of their original printing. On my list this month is Spiritual Economics...Read More