I will be the first to admit that I spend a LOT of time freaking out about words. About making sure I put the precise label on the situation at …
Ever been in a situation where you forgot to do something, immediately felt guilty about not doing it, time passed, you still didn’t do it, you felt more and more …
“I’m sorry” –> “I forgive you.” We assume that one has to apologize first and then the other person will forgive. In my work with Emotional Self-Defense, I have discovered …
I’ll often go to a park to juggle a soccer ball. Why? Because earlier this year I remembered how two years ago I asked my mom, “What was my favorite …
The other day, I had one of those “dreaded conversations.” Ya know, the type that you know you should have but do everything in your being to deflect and avoid? …
I recently watched a documentary on Charles Schulz, the famous creator of the Peanuts comic strip (ya know, Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, etc) I have been finding myself more and …
Does maybe = no or does maybe = yes? I think it depends on your math. (see, math has a place in the world) Let us set maybe = 0.5, …
“My anger” “Her fear” “Your sadness” Emotions are one of the most contagious forces on the planet. Fear of Ebola spread faster than Ebola itself. Joy during the Golden State …
Why do we want to live a life without fear? It seems almost everywhere I read another person talking about how we need to get rid of our fear, we …
At the start of the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight, I heard Jamie Foxx sing the national anthem. At the start of an NBA Finals game, I heard Usher sing the national anthem. …
Oh how easy it is for me to go a day doing nothing but thinking and reading (and eating.) Well, that’s to say it is easy until the next day, …
When it rains at night, I relax deeply into sleep. When it rains in the morning, I refresh as I breathe in the moist air. When it rains during my …
A few months back, I was walking with my friend who has been a yoga instructor for many years. As we strolled down the street, she commented to me how …
In my travels, each culture seems to have a different approach to giving food. In some cultures, when they offer you food and you say no, they say OK and …
Stumbling through the Atlantic, I came across the article “Ask a Hostage Negotiator: What’s the Best Way to Get a Raise?” In summary? Pay attention to emotions. Chris Voss was …
Has it ever worked for you where you told somebody to not feel a certain emotion and then they stopped feeling that emotion? Most of the time, what I notice …
I wake up this morning to my friend playing a movie. The new Hunger Games. I try to focus on work. Good luck. Hollywood understands the power of emotion, as …
As I sit behind the computer, I again think about how few parts of my body are actually moving. Active parts Which parts are active? Primarily three: Fingers Eyes Brain …
“Strong sense of self.” I never really understood that phrase until today. I thought it meant self-improvement…improving the self. When I really listen to the phrase “sense of self,” I …
Probably all of the words that I could write would not be as illustrative of the concept I intend to convey as the above video by Key & Peele (WARNING: …