Great Adventures
I'm reading another book, "The Sound of Paper" by Julia Cameron, who is best known for the bible on creativity, "The Artist's Way." "The Sound of Paper" is about nourishing our creative muse, especially when we have gone on vacation,...
The Meaning of Love
I'm almost finished reading Viktor Frankl's book, Man's Search for Meaning. Here' s a quote from the book I want to share: "Love is the only way to grasp another human being in the innermost core of his personality. No...
Celebrate the Journey
I grew up playing the flute and became fairly accomplished in high school. I have played off and on as an adult, never getting past my peak as a teenager in technique, but steadily developing a more sensitive ear and...
What I Learned from the ICF Conference
A couple of weeks ago, I posted on the Coactive Network a message about what I learned from the International Coach Federation conference. Here's the link: http://coactivenetwork.com/webx?128@115.iM3JaaYelUO.5@.3c413dab. Scroll down and click on the option to show all the messages in...
The Creative Habit
I'm almost finished with a book by Twyla Tharp, "The Creative Habit." It's a great book for understanding the creative process, which Tharp says depends on, of all things, structure. If you are yearning to have more creativity in your...
Simplicity and Warren Buffett
"I've created a good environment. All I have to do is think and not be influenced by others." --Warren Buffett he above quote came from a Wall Street Journal article on how Warren Buffett, the famed investor and head of...
Gratefulness and Gratitude
Last week, I blogged about the small things in life that give us pleasure--pomegranates, lost objects found, sunrises. I think of this as having gratitude. When I think of gratefulness, I think of the big stuff--freedom, family, health. I was...
More Toilet Stories
I'm amazed at how quickly the week goes by. It seems like I just blogged and I see it's been nearly a week since I posted anything. In a recent Wall Street Journal, I spied this headline: "The Battle Over...