SAY NO THE EASY WAY
Since Darla went through a painful divorce a few years ago, she has put on considerable weight, and has not been able to not take it off. Darla has tried diets, exercise, and affirmations, but the scale has continued to show the same numbers. In coaching, she admitted, “I just don’t know what to do […]
FREE AT LAST
In Your Dreams is a clever inspiring movie about a commitment-phobic narcissistic playboy who encounters a self-absorbed princess on an obsessive husband hunt. When the two meet, an alternate reality clicks in which they are suddenly married. But because they are both selfish and immature, they hate each other and fight constantly. The couple figures out […]
PRAY TO BE WRONG
My coaching client Jamie was very fearful, believing that the world was out to get her, expecting the worst from everyone. One day while Jamie was waiting in line at an auto toll booth, the car in front of her was taking an unusually long time with the attendant. Jamie grew irritated at yet another […]
PREPARE FOR YOUR GREATEST GOOD
I attended a lecture by Dr. Robert Muller, former Assistant to the Secretary General of the United Nations. Dr. Muller recounted an inspiring story about the time he received a notice that he had been drafted into the Nazi army. Being a compassionate pacifist, he had no desire or intention to fight with the Nazis. […]
JOY ABOVE ALL ELSE
This holiday season I would like to ask for a gift from you. I would like you to watch an extraordinarily inspiring movie, Mission: Joy – Finding Happiness in Troubled Times. This brilliant documentary chronicles the lives of The Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, both Nobel Peace Prize laureates. The movie demonstrates how these spiritual giants […]
A SAINT’S LAST WORDS
How do enlightened people live? Do they renounce the world, shed their clothing, and go off to meditate in a cave? Do they write the world off as an illusion, and leave unenlightened people to suffer their bad karma? Or do they dive into the world, take care of people, and help relieve suffering in the […]
