“Stress is nothing more than a socially acceptable form of mental illness” – Richard Carlson This is one of those quotes that I could on and on about, or let it speak for itself.

I read and listen to a lot of self/personal development stuff. But all that reading and listening doesn’t amount to a hill-of-beans (speaking of which, has anyone ever seen an actual “hill-of-beans” and is one all that desirable?) without application. Information without application is interesting and sometimes entertaining, but it’s never transformative – it doesn’t change anyone…

I betcha the Dalai Lama has a pretty good “money consciousness” (MC). I’ve been listening to an audio book in the car by the DL (that’s what I sometimes call him, cuz we’re down… ) (How To See Yourself, if you’re wondering) and when he mentioned money he got me to thinking. Thinking about how…

“What I’ve experienced is that I can’t know the future. I can’t know if anything that I do will change what happens tomorrow. I can’t know with certainty, but what I do know is if I do nothing, nothing will change.” – James Orbinski This is true, rather bleak and incredibly inspiring. I know what…

“My belief is that personal freedom cannot grow beyond personal responsibility. The more people that learn to be fully accountable for their lives, the more freedom each of us can enjoy and the more fulfilling all of our lives will be.” – Ross Parmenter Put another way, we are limited in our ability to create…

I read recently that the Dalai Lama said that enlightenment is love and insight working together, like wings on a bird. I love this idea because it conjures a rich metaphor for understanding our lives. Neither love or insight alone is enough to live well. Both must come together and act in concert for us to to…

People make the best decision they can with the information they have available, and do the best they can with what they have. On its face the above isn’t that controversial, but do you believe it’s how things work? Do you think it’s how you live your life? I would argue that it’s the only…