Seeing People

Seeing People

Compassion #2 Past the fear, past the anger,Past the words, theirs and mine,I see this one person. Beyond conservative, liberal or confused,Beyond the horror, expressed in good ways and bad,I see into the eyes of this one person. More than color or clothing style,More...
Crowded Airports

Crowded Airports

Compassion #1 After a week of long days and a complete sense of exhaustion, the news of a flight delay was not welcome. I walked every end of Chicago’s Midway airport on this long layover searching for a quiet spot. Coming up empty, I settled for a space that...
5 Moves

5 Moves

Creating Forward Momentum #5 What are the 5 moves that could take you to your goal or beyond a significant hurdle? David wants to get his story into a book form. He has talked about it for decades, but now it’s time to take action. However, the task seems...
Expectations

Expectations

Creating Forward Momentum #4 What are you expecting from yourself? Too much? Not enough? If you have unduly burdensome expectations for yourself, you will live in a constant state of guilt and failure. This is no good. However, if you expect very little from yourself,...
Counterintuitive Energy

Counterintuitive Energy

Creating Forward Momentum #3 When you think of personal energy or needing something extra to get you going, what comes to mind? You’re probably thinking coffee or caffeine. While these do give us a temporary boost, let’s look under the hood at some...