Are We Naturally Good or Bad?
"I think there's a natural goodness built into human beings. You know when you've stepped across the line into evil, and it's your life's...
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- Nov 7
- 6 min
Thank YOU! Bring on the Wisdom
"When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude." — G.K. Chesterton Some...
- Oct 19
- 3 min
Silencing the Maggot Inside Your Head
“Self-compassion is simply giving the same kindness to ourselves that we would give to others.” ― Dr. Christopher Germer,...
- Jun 30
- 6 min
Bias Can't Be Outlawed, Now What?
"Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced." James Baldwin, black American writer Our...
- Jun 13
- 3 min
Freeing Ourselves From Prison... and Expanding Our Circle
“A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and...
- May 16
- 4 min
Ode To The Unsung Heroes
"The ode lives upon the ideal, the epic upon the grandiose, the drama upon the real." Victor Hugo If you want a little psychological...
- Apr 5
- 3 min
Opening To Our Darkness
Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It's a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own...
- Mar 31
- 4 min
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never even...
- Mar 21
- 6 min
Words of Wisdom for The Good Life
What I regret most in my life are failures of kindness - George Saunders, Writer John has been going crazy... trying to take his "Bee...
- Mar 10
- 7 min
Advice Business Leader Would Give to His 22 Year-Old Self
People think compassion is a soft skill. The strongest people I know are the most compassionate. True compassion requires superhuman...
- Mar 7
- 3 min
Sharing Stories Of The Good For The Good
"We are each other’s harvest. we are each other's business. we are each other's magnitude and bond." —Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000), First...
- Mar 3
- 5 min
Kindness for Lent? For Revelation? What?
"Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind. Henry James,...
- Feb 13
- 4 min
The Best Advice...Is Back
“It's a little embarrassing that after 45 years of research & study, the best advice I can give people is to be a little kinder to each...
- Feb 7
- 5 min
Creating the State of Our Union: Out With Rudeness, In With Kindness
A dying culture invariably exhibits personal rudeness. Bad manners. Lack of consideration for others in minor matters. A loss of...
- Jan 8
- 4 min
Living Our Values, A Surprising Obstacle
"Beware the barrenness of a busy life." Socrates “Everyone seemed to be in a blind hurry, and there was no relief in sight. Technology...
- Aug 23, 2022
- 4 min
Me Do Dat Sometimes Too
“Imperfections are not inadequacies; they are reminders that we’re all in this together.”- Brené Brown. A remarkable scene unfolded...
- Jul 17, 2022
- 5 min
Rejection Hurts, Hospitality Heals
“Hospitality is the key to new ideas, new friends, new possibilities. What we take into our lives changes us. Without new people and new...
- May 10, 2022
- 3 min
Often We Need a Good Ear Not Advice
Just like children, emotions heal when they are heard and validated. Jill Bolte Taylor I would like to say this has only happened once or...
- May 5, 2022
- 3 min
Unchecked Assumptions Can Screw Up The Works
"It's sad that we never get trained to leave assumptions behind." Sebastian Thrun, CEO, entrepreneur, computer scientist Unchecked...
- Apr 29, 2022
- 4 min
The Best Advice
“It's a little embarrassing that after 45 years of research & study, the best advice I can give people is to be a little kinder to each...
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