What Could You Learn That Could Transform Your World?
What could you learn that would transform your life experience? Nelson Mandela said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” You may be out of a formal educational structure, but learning continues to be the best way to create positive change. As our world grows ever more quickly […]
“To Improve The Golden Moment Of Opportunity, And Catch The Good That Is Within Our Reach, Is The Great Art Of Life.” ~ Samuel Johnson
Wake-up calls can be perceived as opportunities because a choice not to do something is also a choice to do something else. Moments of focused choice often highlight the consequences of all the actions under consideration. We can become more awake and aware. Samuel Johnson wrote, “To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch […]
Cultivating “Getting To” Is Feeling Grateful
“Getting to” is a way of looking at the world in a way that removes all feeling of victimhood. The more one “gets to” do something, the more one appreciates that everything in life is an opportunity. A situation can be difficult, tragic, inconvenient and horrible – but among the ways to look at it […]
“Always Keep An Open Mind And A Compassionate Heart” ~ Phil Jackson
How open are you to change, to opportunity, to life? We humans have sometimes felt as though we’ve known “the answer” – and we’ve perhaps gotten stuck there when our perceptions became rigid. Coach Phil Jackson said, “Always keep an open mind and a compassionate heart.” Keeping an open mind is most often simply a […]
Basic Seven Steps In The Hero’s Journey
The Hero’s Journey is an archetypal way of understanding the quests of our lives. Joseph Campbell wrote about the hero’s journey as a way to conceptualize how and why we take on the challenges we choose. Very simplistically, think knight in the castle who learns that there is a damsel in distress. He sets out […]
Security Is A Paradox and An Oxymoron
With apologies to General Douglas Macarthur, his words about security may be just a tad strident. He said, “There is no security on this earth – only opportunity.” Apparently, another “security purist” who, to be sure, is technically correct in the absolutist construct of black-and-white thinking on our topic of the week. Yet, we all […]