May 2023

It was so out of character for me, I could hardly believe it. Real life experience was contradicting several of my most unshakeable core beliefs about myself and how I function in the world.  In fact, it took several minutes of multiple facts staring me in the face before I finally had to admit ...

The first time it happened, the situation seemed innocent enough. But since it happened again last weekend, I now detect a pattern. It begins with an effortless experience. Namely, reserving an Uber to get to a venue, in this case for a mountaintop wedding. In fact, our driver arrived five minu...

Sometimes noise-canceling headphones are not enough. Especially when the asking is loud and clear, it can cut through anything. You see, although 95% of the time Vlad drops the ball directly in front of his chosen candidate for fetch, occasionally he will approach from behind. He always gives his ...

I probably should blame myself more. And I’m honestly not sure how much this is innate or because of my bad parenting but… Vlad has a level of Personal Confidence that easily wanders into Entitlement. To be frank, I find the way that Vlad asks for anything––and you could substitute other verbs for...

This guided meditation is 8 minutes long with an extra 8 minutes more of music by my talented friend David Buchs You can stream it here or download in the link below. CLICK TODownload

Looking back at the life lessons I’ve consistently failed to learn, certain themes dominate. One of them might kindly be called Optimistic Overconfidence, particularly around timing. I did, however, once demonstrate an extremely rare moment of early mastery in this arena. Namely, during college I ...