ME. MANY YEARS AGO. A HIGH SCHOOL CORRIDOR. I’m stopped by two girls, vaguely familiar, with notebooks in hand. Brunette and blonde. Ready to write, it appears. “We’re doing a story for the school paper,” the brunette tells me. “Can we ask you a question?“ “Oh, alright. Sure.” “Cool! What famous person do you wish … Continue reading »
HOW DO WE CULTIVATE PATIENCE? That’s the prevailing theme for the week. It’s shown up in almost every session with clients. And we all seem to agree: it’s HARD to do patience. So yes, I’ve been known to ask clients how they cultivate their patience. But I’ve learned it’s a particularly obtuse question. And now … Continue reading »
It’s that time again. When people do a little dance with their gray matter and attempt to capture an entire year in a single word. Okay. Sometimes it’s two words. Maybe even three. Or a whole phrase. But however many words are on the agenda, it always makes me tense up. It feels reductive. Constrained. … Continue reading »
