Reality

Irish playwright, George Bernard Shaw once said, “Life isn’t about finding yourself, it’s about creating yourself.”  Luckily, we live in a time of phenomenal possibilities. Today you can create and manifest your highest intentions and…

Not long ago my Mom passed.  Unexpectedly, 2 short weeks later,  my younger brother joined her.  Bereft,  I was suddenly adrift, my moorings gone.  How to belong in a world with mother and brother sized holes?  Sleepless, I walked, and…

Despite how hard won some personal habits feel, it can be surprisingly easy to acquire new ones. First, let’s define “habit” as a behavior pattern established by frequent repetition that shows up regularly and, often, involuntarily.  We…

I don't like to brag, but over decades of personal research I have become somewhat of an expert on bad relationships. Although I am in a happy marriage now, I can definitely check each one of these off my list of ex-lovers. Some true…

Growing up, we learned almost everything we would need to have a gratifying and prosperous life- everything except how to cultivate a healthy relationship. As we get older, we are given very little guidance as far as relationships go-…

On the surface, Count Chiquinho Scarpa more closely resembles a villain from a James Bond movie than he does an activist. Scarpa is well known in his home country of Brazil for his wealth and eccentricities, most notably, his claims that…