“…… each represented a philosophy of life. Each committed to the death of the other. One - the “old way”– described as self-destructive,...

"Not to be afraid when you are all alone is the only true way of being not afraid" . Olga Jacoby About 40 years ago I was living through...

As a young teacher, in my late 20’s, our school system instituted a curriculum called “Unit Step” that, among other things, divided the...

Two days ago, I got this letter from a person who had attended a listening workshop I conducted for the Gates Scholars Program at...

Each month, I meet with a few friends of varying backgrounds for breakfast. On my calendar it simply says, “The Boys.” One played...

Scene I: My long-suffering wife said to me, “I want to talk to you about your giving money away”. “Here we go again”, I thought. I...

I was finishing up presenting an “Exquisite Listening®” communication skills workshop recently. We had just finished the last day’s...

“A coach is someone who shows you how to be excellent, reminds you of your excellence, and lets you know when you're being less than...

I was born and raised in Southern Ohio. The family farm was the centerpiece of my formative years. Uncles, Aunts, Grandparents, a Great...

From the song, “When I’m 64”, by the Beatles. Ah, the Beatles, maybe they are to blame. My parents warned me about them. A friend of...

That’s the question that the old Christmas carol asks. If you would, before you read any further, please go to YouTube, and bring up and...

I was talking with a friend recently and she mentioned that though she had designed every aspect of her holiday season, she felt...

I’ve been examining what got and has kept me so motivated, so agitated, so troubled over the last few years. In ways that are new for me....

First, I would like to thank the people who so lovingly supported me in the ways that work best for me during my recent medical adventure....

The first day we ever spoke, Edward (not his real name) and I passed by each other as I was leaving the YMCA gym and he was just...

In my last newsletter, I spoke of recently being diagnosed with what has turned out to be a “difficult to treat”, squamous skin cancer...

In early June I noticed a sore on the inside of my ear that for the past several months would heal, then open and heal again. I finally...

With the recent suicides of two very famous, very public figures, I’ve been asked more than once, how I make sense of what they did. As a...

After one of my recent “Touching Mortality” workshops, one of the participants suggested that I write about something I had briefly...

Just leaving a pal’s house, let’s call him Jo. I met him 30 years ago. He was a rock star in my world. He’d been handpicked to work with...