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Sep 26, 2024 What if the Presumption of Competence was the Law of the Land? While “innocent until proven guilty” is not, technically, a law, it is the standard upheld by numerous constitutional amendments: a defendant must be proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. My… Read More
Aug 15, 2024 There Can Be Movement Without (Com)Motion “What am I going to do?” “What are you going to do?” “Just do it!” These phrases surround us.  Not to mention that, as I write this, the afternoon rush… Read More
Aug 1, 2024 Overstuffed? Over Scheduled? Overwhelmed? Break this Law and Exhale This past week, I learned about Parkinson’s Law, an observation made by economist C. Northcote Parkinson:  Work expands to fill the time available. We’ve all been there—have known days when… Read More
Jul 18, 2024 Dreading? Always Worse than Doing Does anyone else have a task they avoid like the plague?  I do. Hand laundry.  For reasons I’ve never pinned down, I walk around it, sidestep it, won’t meet its… Read More
Jun 19, 2024 Why (and How) to Author Your Life This month our meditation focus is “a potential we have that we might not be nourishing.”  (As is the case with these meditations, it’s not possible to think your way… Read More
Jun 5, 2024 Is More Pot the Answer? (What Was the Question?) It’s possible that some of you read today’s headline and thought, “The Wow-world had taken a turn for the weird.” Not yet. Today, I’m writing about moments in your career,… Read More
May 23, 2024 Be Your Own Genie: Ask These 3 Questions Whether you were raised with Aladdin, the book, or Aladdin, the movie, you are likely familiar with the notion of a genie or a fairy or some such critter appearing… Read More
Apr 25, 2024 What Compound Interest & Ayurveda Have in Common: An Ode to the Value of Little, Little You may remember that my last post spoke to the unsung benefits and beauty of consistency. In that vein, today’s post is an ode to the value of the (seemingly)… Read More
Apr 11, 2024 The Unsung Benefits—and Blessings—of Consistency Recently, I’ve been wondering when consistency (and its chums: reliability, dependability, and predictability) became a dirty word. And why spontaneity, surprise, and impulsivity are so prized. Now, I admit Consistency… Read More
Mar 28, 2024 Swap + Add: What Could You Give Birth To? Mid-January, I realized would be turning 60 in 9 months. “Hmmm….” I thought, “nine months. What if I took on a nine-month gestation project?” Because I know that new habits… Read More
Mar 14, 2024 Beware the Nocebo Effect This past weekend I was introduced to The Nocebo Effect, and I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it. Like many of you, I was aware of the Placebo… Read More

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