Five conflict desires and habits

Five conflict desires and habits

We humans are fascinating creatures. I love to study the way people interact, myself included. It’s pleasant when everything goes seamlessly, but when tension and conflict come up, it becomes intriguing. The entertainment industry knows this well! The potential...
Thanksgiving Wishes

Thanksgiving Wishes

A loud BLAST followed by a shower of BLUE SPARKS out the back window shattered our pleasant pre-Thanksgiving visit in front of a gently burning fire. Surrounded by quiet and dark, we looked at each other. What just happened? As I brought out candles, this brought to...
Book Review:  The Art of Learning

Book Review: The Art of Learning

Book Review The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey of Optimal Performance by Josh Waitzkin I savored every page of this book! You may have heard of the book and movie Searching for Bobby Fischer about the child chess prodigy Josh Waitzkin. Josh won eight National...
What can you do in troubling times?

What can you do in troubling times?

I want to wrap my arms around all peace-loving people in the world. The events in the Middle East, Ukraine (and many other places) are terrifying. Our congress is frustrating too. What to do when you can’t control or directly help? Sure, contribute, volunteer,...