Stories – what is the moral of your childhood tale?
Storytelling is well known as a tool to communicate ideas, persuade others, and impart wisdom. The stories that we tell ourselves even form what we hold as truth in our own minds. So where can we find value in a story when it comes to learning about ourselves? Stories from youth We need to go […]
It’s a Should-show out there – so what can we learn from all the “shoulds”?
Welcome to my “Should Show!” I admit that I am guilty of saying that word both aloud and in my head way too many times every day. And I hear others doing the same, in a variety of variations. “I should…” “I should have…” “I should never…” “I should always…” and the list goes on. […]
Compliments – How can they help with alignment?
Everyone loves to hear a compliment. “Your haircut looks fantastic!” “Great job putting together such a clear report for the client.” “Where did you learn to be such a good driver?” We may hear many every day, if we are paying attention. Yet not every compliment has staying power. I can’t tell you who noted […]
How’s the weather?
“No one comes to London for the weather.” The cabbie made the comment offhandedly, but that did not diminish the truth behind it. He was correct that the destination of choice in February is typically not northern Europe. We had come to London for a long weekend, tacking on a few sight-seeing days ahead of […]
Five and a half hours
I recently wrote down everything that I would like to do in an ideal morning routine. The list included meditation, stretching, exercise, walking the dog, writing, reading, and seemed to go on and on. After I estimated the time required for each activity, it came to a total of five and a half hours. Five […]
Obstacle Illusions
I am fascinated by optical illusions – the pictures and drawings that trick our brains into believing something that is not true, or that changes when you look at it from a different angle. It amazes me that we can be so easily fooled. In fact, I expect you also just reread the title of the […]
True Self Caricature
You sit silently, watching the back of the sketchpad tremor as the caricaturist’s hand flits about the front. The artist glances up at your face frequently. They study you – their current model – as they work. Ten minutes after you sat down comes the big reveal. The caricaturist turns the paper to face you. […]
Shadowing, Drifting, and Piloting
As a child, I tended to look to others, especially my brother, for input on how I should move through my own life. He was less than a year and a half older than me, and only one year ahead of me in school. We moved often from state to state due to my father’s […]