The Speaker’s Flawless Hearing

We ask for something and have expectations of what will then occur. What we expect rarely happens. It may fall short missed or it may be exceeded. If we ask again, it is often laced with added frustration, and we enter the loop again. What if we asked clearly at the...

Is The Grass Always Greener?

New anything always appears exciting, at first. Exploration, optimism, opportunity. We are inclined to wanting better, more exciting, more straightforward, interesting, or even just new. We work at it to establish a favorable early viewpoint for the new. Consider...

Life’s Chapters

“Oh my, if I knew what I know today 15 years ago.”  Sound familiar?  It applies to so many aspects: personal and professional, relationships, and more. Knowing that, where you stand today, you cannot fathom what you may say 15 years from now...

Boiling frog

The fable of the boiling frog suggests that if you throw a live frog into boiling water it will jump out immediately, whereas if you put a frog into cool water and slowly increase the temperature to a boil, it will stay in the pot and boil. Fortunately, this is a...

Truth and Reconciliation

In 1995, the post-apartheid South Africa created a platform to unravel the decades of human violations and provide healing for all the people of South Africa.  As part of the new constitution, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was formed, a body...