You may have noticed that the For Our Kids blog posts are listed under two categories, confidence and counterintuitive thinking. While the confidence category is obvious, the counterintuitive thinking category isn’t. So let’s examine the characteristics of confidence to see … Continued
These challenging times brought to mind a statement from a very wise cruise program director who said “Sometimes you get to enjoy the sunshine, sometimes you have to BE the sunshine.” Background My wife and I were on a cruise … Continued
In his book, The Tyranny of Virtue, Robert Boyers discusses privilege, the privilege he enjoys, then questions the implications of privilege in a wonderfully thought-provoking way. He is the impetus for this blog. Universality of privilege One example Boyers uses … Continued
There are many things to which we aspire, but in an attempt to help two friends I discovered that there are two aspirations, if attained, assure the attainment of all others. The two aspirations are having fun and helping others. … Continued
As I was reading Suspicious Minds: Why We Believe Conspiracy Theories, the concept of authenticity became more clear to me. I want to share what I discovered with you. Authenticity To me, authenticity has been one of those things that … Continued
I’m reluctant to use the term genius, but it’s the word David Hawkins used in this quote: “Until one acknowledges the intrinsic genius within oneself, one will have great difficulty recognizing it in others—we can only acknowledge without what we … Continued
I rarely repeat a blog post, but with the election just a month away, I felt a reminder was in order. The 2020 election is unique in that it’s the first election in my lifetime where we’re not electing an … Continued
All three, harmony, discord and confidence, are required for growth. The keys are knowing when each is essential and how best to utilize them. Harmony Too many of us have an utopian view of harmony. In this view there’s love, … Continued
Why settle for hope when you can be confident? Hope While the technical definition of hope is “a feeling of expectation and desire,” the vast majority of us, when using the word hope, have little expectation and a lot of … Continued
Compassion is one of those generally understood terms that seem to elude definition by the person using it. Often when asked to define compassion we hesitate, then offer examples of compassion instead of a definition. I include myself in this … Continued