This parable was written by the late husband of a good friend of ours. How does a trapeze artist learn to pry their fingers off the familiar bar and leap to the one coming at them? Discovering their secret changed the way we now relate to the tension of life. We think it will change […]
Those who study human behavior describe two primary ways of seeing life. This approach is sometimes called the “human iceberg effect,” because most of us can explain the 5% of our beliefs that are above the water line, but may be unconscious to the 95% of our beliefs that run our internal dialogue. It is […]
Watching a young toddler play the “peek-a-boo” game is such joy. It’s the laughter and connecting that elicits the giggles each time the toddler yells; “Do it again!” Wouldn’t it be great if you could take a “do over” moment when you have said something you didn’t mean, or you make a mistake you want […]
Many of us have seen the graphic photos of someone sneezing with thousands of droplets projecting into the air. The contagious nature of this virus is certainly a huge part of this pandemic. And, here’s the thing—emotions are highly contagious too! At a time when most people are hunkered down and spending more time alone […]
Before Zoom became a popular video conferencing platform, zooming-in or zooming-out referred to focusing your camera lens. If you are like most people today, though, you don’t focus your camera anymore because your phone does it automatically. Reflecting upon whether you tend to zoom-in or zoom-out is more than a metaphor: it is a useful […]