Work in Progress

Human beings are works in progress that mistakenly think they’re finished.” – Daniel Gilbert (@DanTGilbert) You’ve got plenty of room to grow. We all do. No matter our position, we are each a work in progress. We are doing it badly until we are...

now, Now, NOW!

For the sake of my personal and business health, I must not get caught up in the now, Now, NOW-ness of anyone or anything else. It doesn’t need to be NOW. I don’t need to hurry. Despite what I hear, and how I (sometimes) feel, there is no race to get to...

Hello 2014!

Happy New Year to you! I hope you’ve had a restful and lovely holidays. I love the potential of this time of year, an old year ending and new one starting. Being a naturally introspective person, and combining that with a cultural attachment to reviewing the...

A Theory on Growing Up

Your Box
I’ve been thinking a lot lately on what it means to grow up. Perhaps this is because I am now in my early 30’s, and I feel this is a time in my life where I am learning to let go of childish behaviors, while still maintaining my childlike wonder.

This is my theory on what growing up is all about – I think it’s about learning to love, manage and keep your stuff in your box.

For me growing up is about learning to care for and love your box (your Self) and all the crazy beautiful stuff you find inside of it. It’s also about learning that you do not need, nor want, to take on other people’s stuff and put it into your box.

The Secret of Building Blocks

Building Blocks
They can just be blocks or they can be used as a resource to build from.

It’s up to your perception.

How do you see the building blocks in your life? Are they tools for your growth, or are they barriers?

You get to choose how you perceive and handle life’s conflicts, setbacks and challenges.

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