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Thanksgiving may be a uniquely American holiday, but the act of giving thanks has positive universal impact. I routinely see comments to the effect of, āGratitude is like āthoughts and prayers:ā a nic...
If you regularly follow my work, you know that the unifying theme of my writing is a concept I call Hardcore Happiness. It is an uncomfortable truth that you must have discipline and exert some effort...
This weekās article is in response to a readerās question: āWhat are some tools to help us be aware of our habitual choices and improve upon them?ā This is a great question with a long answer, but I w...
We all have daily stressors; itās part of life. Thatās NOT what Iām talking about here. Iām talking about those days when there are so many issues coming at you so fast that you can barely keep track ...
Itās a nebulous construct, poorly defined at best. āLoveā is a word used to describe an emotion, a commitment, a gut feeling. It is also a common excuse for bad behavior ranging from wall-punching to ...
In Part I of this series, I spoke about emotion and mystery as hallmarks of a compelling story. In Part II I added the ingredient of authenticity. Now, in Part III, I want to talk about a factor that ...
Have you ever been so sad that it felt like a physical pain, like you couldnāt breathe? Has someone betrayed you so thoroughly, so unexpectedly that you walked around in a daze, thinking, āHow did I n...
Here we are again. Another diagnosis of horrible, life-ending disease for someone I love. If you live long enough, you experience these tragic pronouncements with increasing frequency. The excruciatin...
Our brains are wondrous things, mysterious and unprecedented in the animal kingdom. My belief is that we are just beginning to get a glimpse of the capability of this miraculous organ.
Research numbers...
Today I have been fortunate and careful enough to complete 66 orbits around the sun. Like any life there have been many highs and lows. Like any person, I have tried to maximize the highs and mitigate...
Welcome to my 48th article this year and the last of 2023. The end of the calendar year is as good a time as any to take stock of the last 12 months and make new plans. Time to start again.
There are t...
So here it is. You have cleared your mind and stilled the incessant, distracting chatter (as we discussed in last weekās blog post). Now you are staring at a blank page, or staff or canvas. Maybe you ...
The smell of the polish, the feel of the wood; after all these years it still brings me pleasure and no small amount of comfort to perform my ritual of preparation before I step on a stage or hit the ...
This article is dedicated to all the creators out there working their butts off. All yāall (thatās Southern plural) creating content, watching trends, crunching numbers, tweaking marketing and all tha...
Mental health professionals are trained to notice so-called āmagical thinkingā in their patients/clients. We are taught that the belief that a personās thoughts, words or actions can influence the āou...
