Lately I have been playing with drawing and painting, and it’s all I want to do now. I don’t know what I’m doing and I rather like it that way. I hope I don’t “learn” too much and can continue to have fun. I love what Dievenkorn said about painting; I think his words can [...]
My heart is heavy with sadness today about what we humans do to each other. Here is some ancient wisdom from Buddha that I hope will inspire all of us to be kinder. TWIN VERSES Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Suffering follows an evil thought as the wheels [...]
Discovery 1:7 – The First Step: Understanding & Acceptance …continued from 7 Steps to Loving What You Do – Discovery 1:6 – Expectations! When something goes wrong (and something always does if “wrong” means “not as expected”) how often do you step up and take responsibility? Or do you see it as blame and try [...]
I'm taking time to pause in New Mexico, away from work, blogging, social media and many other daily activities. I hope you all take some time during this transitional season to pause, breathe, and reflect. See you back here in a couple weeks!
…continued from 7 Steps to Loving What You Do – Discovery 1:5 – Our Ordinariness “Expectation is a premeditated resentment!” When I heard someone exclaim this many years ago, it reached my gut and exploded there sending shock waves of truth to every part of my being. It gave me a keener and deeper understanding [...]
Our Ordinariness …continued from 7 Steps to Loving What You Do – Discovery 1:4 – Follow the Leader Do you compartmentalize your life? Do you have a work persona that is different from your leisure persona or the persona you bring to your intimate relationships? Who is the self that you bring to work each [...]
Follow the Leader …continued from 7 Steps to Loving What You Do – Discovery 1:3 – Things Change In Western culture we are conditioned to praise the individual on the one hand and to be like everyone else on the other. As children we are taught how to fit in, follow the rules and play [...]
…continued from 7 Steps to Loving What You Do – Discovery 1:2 Few of us deny that the natural events in life—birth, death, illness, and aging—cause us pain, grief and sorrow. We accept that these occurrences are natural, yet each time we encounter one we allow ourselves to suffer and rail against the injustice, the [...]
"Americans who feel they are successful at work are twice as likely to say they are very happy overall as people who don’t feel that way. And these differences persist after controlling for income and other demographics. You can measure your earned success in any currency you choose. You can count it in dollars, sure [...]
