One newsflash, one phone call, one text, and our life changes forever.
Practicing or Performing?
As you go through your day, do you feel like you are on stage every minute, striving to give a stellar performance?
Checking In
This month we have been spending time in the mountains…first the Sierras and now near Mt. Shasta. I’m not doing any writing, but will share a few photos. I hope you are finding moments of rest and reverence.
“Pain Passes, But the Beauty Remains”
From the pain, I want to learn empathy and compassion. From the beauty, I want to practice awe and reverence.
Fred the Frog: A No-Tech Wonder
Fred is real. If you aren’t careful, you can hurt him. He’s a marvelous work and a wonder.
The Remembrance of Things Past
…. memories must travel between people. Without pollination, they wither.
The Elephant and the Rider: A Tale About Our Moral Judgments
Our spiritual traditions were born in cultures with their own sense of tribalism, identity, and biases. But at their best, they call us to go beyond the brute instincts and assumptions we ride on.
Are You Being Lazy? Or Just Resting?
…Mr. Bezos believed that people were inherently lazy. “What he would say is that our nature as humans is to expend as little energy as possible to get what we want or need…”
It’s Ok to Re-Vise Your Life Story (You’re Not Testifying in Court)
Re-vising our life stories does not mean we are avoiding or denying the facts of what happened; instead, we are finding a fresh perspective that can empower rather than diminish us.
Is “Follow Your Dreams” Bad Advice?
Dreams about who we can become and what we might accomplish can serve an important purpose: they can motivate us to see what we are capable of. But if it doesn’t work out as we had hoped, it doesn’t have to be the end of the world.
Steve Jacobsen, Ed.D 