Ideas for a Better Life

I’ve gotten some wonderful responses about my recent post on bike riding in Boulder. Readers told me about their own rituals of filling up on life–walks over NYC’s bridges on Sundays, motorcycle rides, and this: "Just got back from a Girl Scout camping trip this weekend.  Our morning alarm was a wild turkey gobbling in…

My friend, Evelyn, and I bike on Sunday mornings. We are fair weather bicyclists. We only venture out when the conditions are good. That means sunny skies and comfortable temperatures and moderate terrain.  Light wind or none at all. Neither of us is into suffering for the sport, although we both like a respectable workout. …

I came across a wonderful quote from the book, Fierce Conversations by Susan Scott: "All conversations are with myself, and sometimes they involve other people." This makes me think of a recent conversation with a stranger, who seemingly was in dialogue with me. Yet he lacked the self-awareness to know that he was being a…

I talked with my friend, Kenny Moore, today. He’s a gifted writer and speaker, a keen observer of life, with the humor of Will Rogers and the compassion of Mother Teresa. Kenny sends out a quarterly article, about what he’s discovering in the corporate world, as Corporate Ombudsman and Human Resources Director at a New…