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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...
Nov 28, 20235 min read


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...
Nov 7, 20236 min read


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,...
Oct 19, 20233 min read


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 30, 20236 min read


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...
Jun 13, 20233 min read


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...
May 16, 20234 min read
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...
Apr 5, 20233 min read


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 31, 20234 min read


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 21, 20236 min read
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 10, 20237 min read


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 7, 20233 min read


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,...
Mar 3, 20235 min read
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 13, 20234 min read
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...
Feb 7, 20235 min read
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...
Jan 8, 20234 min read
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...
Aug 23, 20224 min read
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...
Jul 17, 20225 min read
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 10, 20223 min read
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...
May 5, 20223 min read
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...
Apr 29, 20224 min read
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