Get your Fresh Eyes on

Habits and routine blind us.  “When a habit emerges, the brain stops fully participating in decision making,” says Charles Duhigg in The Power of Habit. Fresh eyes and energy to engage a world seen anew are opened by change. I made a deliberate change...

When is banana a sword?

A banana can’t really hurt you. A friend offered me a banana recently.  She was so intent on me having one I got irritated… I just don’t like bananas! I responded a little defensively;  I was not as gracious as I would have liked.  It caused me to...

Odd man out

As I learned I was the odd man out on a significant decision my emotions instantly elevated.  Even my best ‘centering’ skills eluded me. Frenetic emotional energy is rarely helpful.  Although, pretending the decision doesn’t matter is a bit like...