Pointing to Purpose
Clarity of purpose makes life fulfilling and a growing body of research shows that people with a strong sense of direction are healthier and live longer. This is encouraging news…
Finding Life’s New Rhythm
Think of your favorite song—what is the rhythm? How does the beat structure the music? Where are flourishes that sustain your attention? Like music, life has a rhythm too with…
Flying Blind: Decision Making in Uncertain Times
Hindsight will be 2020. Years from now we will fully understand how the coronavirus spread, how to treat COVID-19 and how to protect ourselves from it. Years from now the…
Coping with Helplessness
The coronavirus has upended the world as we know it. COVID-19 is spreading rapidly, already straining our medical system. The resulting fiscal crisis blind-sided the global economy. Whatever your financial…
20/20 Vision: Orient to the Long View
We often enter a new year – and in this case a new decade – seeking a reset. We hope for better circumstances and bring our best intentions to making…
New Beginnings
I write to you today from my newly empty nest. Our youngest child started college a few weeks ago, and after 21 years of day-in-day-out parenting, now the house is…
Take Charge of Your Inner Pharmacist
Whether you realize it or not, your brain acts as a full-time internal pharmacist, managing your body’s natural biochemistry. I imagine my inner pharmacist wearing a white medical coat with…
Welcome Wonder
During the holidays, we enjoy tales of wonder, whether about oil that miraculously lasted eight nights or the story of of angels, virgin birth and a guiding star. Even the…
Discover Your Joyful Surroundings
Step out of the chatter of your mind and orient to the joy that surrounds you. The human brain has a unique capacity to put things into perspective. We can…
Hope: the Ultimate Superfood
You already know that it’s important to eat your leafy veggies and blueberries, rich in antioxidants. But did you know that hope is the ultimate superfood? A superfood is defined…