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Journitation is a portmanteau I created to highlight the importance of combining journaling and meditation. I believe that the whole of this practice is greater than the sum of its parts. Journaling It is no accident that the word journal shares its Latin origin with the word journey. A journal...
I have three nice pens.One is a Cross that my mother gave me many years ago. I told her, “I’ll write my Ph.D. dissertation with this.” (I did, when I was 29). Another is a Waterman Expert, still in its gift box. I wish I could remember who gave it to me; I don’t.And then there is my Montblanc Mei...
I would never think to tell anyone how to live; that is a concept as individual as you and as malleable as water.What I do have is a very particular set of skills. Skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for thoughts and habits that keep you from realizing ...
Everyone has a past.Every past has some moments of triumph and some embarrassments, some great decisions and some regrets. As I have previously written, It is important to remember the people, places, and situations that have brought you to where you are. Past accomplishments provide a sense of s...
Much has been said about authenticity: why we should be real, brah—regarding who we are and what we want. But pull back the curtain, and you find that we are each a jumble of disjointed foibles: inaccurate memories measured against puerile expectations. We cling to these fragments in the delusion...
Loss comes in many forms - betrayal, abandonment, death - and from many sources: the end of a decades-long relationship, the death of parents, the loss of a career, the loss of a beloved geographic area. The list goes on: the loss of innocence, a loss of purpose, and many more - theme and variati...
I know people who “got old” in their 30s. I have friends who in their mid 80s still carry hundred-pound stacks of bricks to do masonry work, because it interests them and they’re good at it. If you follow my work, you know that I lean heavily on the concept of purpose as a way to find meaning in ...
A Framework for Making Good Decisions I see it all the time. People work hard to achieve their dreams, but can’t seem to get out of their own way. I’m as guilty as anyone; it is a very human tendency to focus on our goals but pay less attention to thoughts and actions that can hold us back. The ...
This is a time of tremendous, life-altering transition for many people in my immediate circle. Some are family, some are friends; I love them all deeply. Some are dealing with the end of long-term relationships, some with the daunting task of redefining the purpose of their lives, some with the e...
The phrase applies to more than you think. Most of us will immediately think of vacation time or paid time off or sick days as dictated by some corporate entity as a form of incentive. But “use it or lose it” is also a valuable reminder of much more important situations. Work Businesses realize...
