Ideas for a Better Life

I’m just finishing the book, The Answer to How is Yes by Peter Block. It’s a book that continues the theme started in Block’s previous book, Stewardship, of taking individual responsibility to create the world you want, and not relying on the company you work for to be Mom and Dad. Block provides alot of…

I discovered a new blog today, written by Hanna Cooper. Discovering a new blog with lots of good stuff is bit like finding a new friend. Hanna has a posting about a children’s story that asks three simple questions: When is the best time to do things? Who is the most important one? What is…

My husband and I have come to the conclusion that when it comes to long-standing issues that cause us both aggravation, it’s worth it to try radical change instead of a small tweak. So it was with the question of "What’s for dinner?"–probably the three most dreaded words on a weekday at 5pm in any…

I’m struck this morning by the power of asking for help. Two instances over the course of the last few days: A colleague of mine sent me an email about how she had lost touch with a dear friend from high school several years ago. I could tell that she felt badly about this "lost…