Don’t merely measure the good weather

The ability for individuals to perform well is far simpler when they are operating in a mode of calm and satisfaction. It is often remarkable to witness what individuals are capable of when they have few restraints, challenges, or limitations. Although we can attempt...

Beware of bears

While most interactions do occur with little drama or consternation, why is it that for many, the focus is on interactions that produce some drama? For some, this is almost a hobby of sorts. Yet drama does not exist unless fueled and provided with an audience to...

When virtues become a vice

Being good and doing good for others is something we need more of. Those who are kind, giving, selfless, considerate, thoughtful, humble, etc., are individuals who can enrich our lives through their virtues. Yet, it can become a vice for the giver and recipient. At...

Challenge network

You are who you are. Getting to where you are required hard work and, no doubt, perseverance in thought and purpose. You have some strong opinions and are even open-minded, you follow a typical path, and it is that consistency in thinking that makes you who you...

Needs and boundaries

Most individuals have a sense of what they need and their limits.  We can describe what we find acceptable behavior and what is well out of our comfort zone. We know what makes us feel good and how we want to be treated. We can even go as far as to state what our...