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12/20/2016

Pausing in the midst of treatments to say "thank you" and may you have a blessed holiday.

​I’m in the midst of a five-treatment Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT). Its cooler name is cyber knife . Whatever you call it, it involves high doses of radiation converging on a tumor...

12/13/2016

Once we've turned the page to a new chapter of life, the previous chapter comes into new perspective.

​ Yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away Not all that long ago, I believed that a workday packed with tasks and activities was normal productivity. Indeed, if there wasn’t additional...

12/06/2016

As I write this, I'm waiting for a follow-up call from one of my doctor's offices. What's going to happen next? It's another intersection of certainty with uncertainty.

​Living with cancer brings its ups and downs. My last post was November 1. Since then, I’ve been preoccupied with work and health issues. I spent the week of Nov 14 in the hospital – two...

With the election one week away, how shall we carry this conversation forward?
11/01/2016

With the election one week away, how shall we carry this conversation forward?

​Four debates have come and gone, and the election is one week away. We’ve seen how the candidates present and discuss the issues and their positions. Now the conversation turns with earnest to...

Addressing conflict and working through problems is at the core of being civilized.
10/24/2016

Addressing conflict and working through problems is at the core of being civilized.

​During this month of biting ads and harassing robo-calls, the idea of “life-giving conflict” may seem out of touch. How, we wonder, is this media-based mudslinging in any way life-giving?

How do we walk through the month ahead without fear and engage "the nonstop flow of contradictions and conflicts?"
10/11/2016

How do we walk through the month ahead without fear and engage "the nonstop flow of contradictions and conflicts?"

​Here we go! Four weeks from today is Election Day which means that the next 28 days will be some of the greatest and most trying days of our year. Democracy works the hallways and tension fills...

Buying is an opportunity to express ourselves and craft a meaningful life story. That is, it's one doorway to happiness.
10/05/2016

Buying is an opportunity to express ourselves and craft a meaningful life story. That is, it's one doorway to happiness.

More than a decade of research looks at how our spending choices can make us happier—or leave us disappointed.

10/04/2016

Nurturing the creative tension of different similarities, we find a sacred world.

​Vice Presidential candidates take the stage tonight. It’s curious that these debates often begin with a coin toss (albeit off camera). In many ways, the discussions that follow this opening...

09/27/2016

Can I grant someone the space to speak freely, to explore personal understanding?

​The tirade ended, “…and nothing you can say will change my mind!” We’re very committed to our beliefs – so committed, that oftentimes presenting facts that contradict us backfires,...

09/14/2016

Once I accept that I'm stuck, then I know where I am.

​Sometimes the first step is recognizing that there is a first step. At work, at home, and elsewhere, there are times when I find myself at odds with the situation before me. I’m...

08/30/2016

As I listen anew to my inner conversation, I set aside the duel between competing voices and own it all as who I've been, who I am, and whom I choose to be.

�Last week, I worked with a group on the topic of vulnerability. We explored the topic from a few different angles, sharing stories and doing our own personal reflections. We also watched Brene...

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