Somewhere this past fall (2011) I came across some more wonderful words of wisdom. They were attributed to Charlie Chaplin on his 70th birthday and entitled - As I Began to Love Myself.
A little research showed that perhaps this was not true. And a quote site about Charlie Caplin said, “Actually, a re-translantion (from [...]

I found the pondering of a fellow attendant at Byron Katie’s School for The Work (Oct. 2010) provocative. His question and my thoughts follow:
The fellow attendant (Antony Lehmann) wondered, “I would very much appreciate any comments that might help me clarify how humility is the opposite of subservience. Katie says this in ‘I need [...]

Really interesting read! Tad Hargrave’s Marketing For Hippies - ever been to a ‘gross’ workshop – share your story! post.
Now I know it seems to be focused on what is not right in marketing and workshops of new age, conscious or alternative stuff _but_ as I read it I can not help but pull [...]

Do we as coaches need to consult or give advise? If so, whose need are we fulfilling? Our client’s? Ours?
I started this post thinking about _possibilities_. Throughout my life I have greatly appreciated peoples’ stories over dinner, or wine, or tea or from their books. I like ideas, I like to explore their possibilities [...]

A reader commented to a previous post Accountability - Trust I give To Me:
I struggle with why being accountable to ourselves is so much harder. Even when it comes to the things we really want to do like loosing weight, spending time w/ family, or starting a business of your own it sometimes seems like [...]

I have noticed that a lot of coaches promise, as part of their service, to hold their clients accountable. I wonder, is this even possible? I believe that a coach can’t make me accountable. I believe that accountability is an inner event.
It is true that we humans often find it easier to keep our commitments [...]

The Canadian Culture of Peace Program’s article “Drafting a Protocol To Guide Our Conversions and Relationships” is a very interesting read and includes a reference list worth checking out.
It seems to me that a culture of peace could inform us on how to approach change. A culture of peace could inform our everyday [...]

Wow! What he said. Dewitt Jones, photographer for the National Geographic has a wonderful view of the world delivered in this video “Celebrate what’s right with the world.”
Probably the best 22 minutes of my 2010. The rest of my 523,440 minutes this year will be spent practicing to “trust my own values and vision to [...]

Wow, can’t believe it is almost a year since I posted the little poem, Words of Wisdom. Yet here we are.
A couple more verses have risen up:
Labels, labels everywhere,
these judgements take their toll,
Still the light of love shines through,
Cause none can hold a soul.
(”October 13, 2009″)

What or who am I judging? What if I [...]

What’s love got to do with it? With me? With my life? With my joy or success? With my sadness or loss?
Maybe love has a lot to do with it. ‘Loving it like it is’ - is a process of acceptance. Acceptance is not a process of non-action, rather a process of centered, grace-guided action. [...]