He carried around a weight. Heavy on his back each day, slowing him down, increasing with pain everyday. Only, if you asked him about it, he would act like he didn't know what you were talking about. But nobody asked...
Month: March 2022
The Spelling Bee
A young child practiced spelling for weeks. Thinking of words in his head, writing down how he thought they would be spelled, then looking them up to see if he was correct. The image of the kid who had won...
“They Talked About Religion!”
"They talked about religion!" On the calls today, two people talked about religion. Now, religion certainly wasn't the topic (the question was about influence) and I think they used the term spirituality, but, they crossed the third rail….and survived. In...
What is a new and/or small way you’ve found confidence in the last week?
Confidence is a muscle. Actually, given the brain is made of water and fat, it's nothing like a muscle. But, it certainly works like one. And, just like a muscle, it can atrophy. The problem is, unlike a muscle, we...
In the last month, what’s a positive habit you’ve successfully applied?
Neuroscientists say that 95 percent of our daily life is run by our subconscious. Which means, the vast majority of our daily decisions and actions are habitual. So why do habits get such a bad rap? We are told to...