It’s a new year and hopefully you’re feeling rested and energetic after enjoying a break during the holiday season.  Before you know it, however, the old schedule and the many commitments will build back up. You’ll be tempted to say “yes”, and perhaps to too many things. You may also fail to say “yes” to […]

Our world is noisy.  So noisy that, according to acoustic ecologist Gordon Hempton, there are fewer than ten places in the United States where you go fifteen minutes without hearing man-made sound. Hempton’s life passion and purpose is for finding silence.   He believes earth’s natural sounds can only be fully appreciated in the absence of […]

“It’s done.  I made the decision and it’s done.  Or, maybe I should have done it differently, made a different decision. What will they think of me? What if I’m wrong?  What could I have done to avoid the situation in the first place? Why did I ever get myself in this position? Oh, no, […]

  I’m on the feeder road about to merge onto the interstate.  The boldfaced Yield sign is in my face. But the traffic is heavy, I’m in a hurry, and there’s an eighteen-wheeler truck coming down the right lane. If I get behind him, I’ll be stuck following him at 45 miles per hour.  I’ll […]

“How did I end up in this job?  I need to get out of it.” Why do we choose a job or career path that turns out wrong? We could have seen the signs beforehand if we’d tried. Exit only… do not enter into this job! I receive many inquiries about creating a career path […]