Arrows to flowers

This morning a wise woman told a story of Buddha. It was about how arrows coming at him turned into flowers. I found the imagery compelling. So then I was with friends crossing Sixth Avenue in Manhattan and spotted a white flower lying in the street. I picked it up....

Not rocket science

I just started reading He’s Just Not That Into You by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo, a consultant and writer, respectively, from Sex and the City. Now when I say just started, I mean just started. A friend gave it to me last night and I began reading it on the...

Control issues

A friend and I were talking about controlling behavior today. We both have our controlling moments, so I was excited about sharing an insight I’ve had recently. He is, on occasion, late. Now we all know the deal about late people; often it’s their passive...

All one thing

I was having a conversation with a friend this evening and we started talking about trying to focus on more than one major thing in our lives at a time. Of course it brought to mind for me the two major ways I make a living — writing and life coaching —...

Self-directed learning

Do you ever think about what you deserve in life? Or that the concept of deserving could be a help or hindrance in your quest to achieve or have what you want? I’ve been mulling this today because for the second time in two weeks when I lamented that a goal has...