Where is my courage? Is playing safe and writing about general work and communication topics better? Indeed, there is much to think about.

But this idea of stretching is about growing my resiliency muscle. Three years ago, I made a January resolution to do at least one thing...

The good news is that you can unleash the power of gratitude. Try asking and answering these questions:

The solution? A future-focused, collaborative approach that celebrates differences while uniting everyone under a common goal.

The natural world presents a totally different way of living.

In such crazy, juxtaposed times, gratitude plays a huge part in our mental stability and health

Every vote is a voice, and every voice has the power to shape our future.    As we approach the upcoming elections, I find myself...

Imagine watching a different graduation ceremony that has none of your kids in it and you still laughed and cried. 

I believe that this simple resilience practice can turn dark into grey and eventually into white light, even from the hospital bed.

Death is the one CERTAINTY we all will face. With Mollie’s permission, I share with you her insights into coping with sudden tragedy.

My exploration into the world of resilience started with 9/11.   Here are my lessons: 

Laughter Lifts the Load In tough times, humor is an essential survival skill. Talk can also be funny. Not the sarcastic biting humor of...

Try to travel, otherwise you may become racist, and you may end up believing that your skin is the only one to be right...

Ahhh, the music of Rogers and Hammerstein in the production Carousel. I love that song. In fact, any music by those two notable composers...

Really, what has happened to Personal Responsibility?

Sadly, I’m concerned that empathy might be dying.

Bottom line: Exhaustion runs the gamut. It’s the lessons we take from it that matter.

It starts by becoming comfortable with being uncomfortable, stepping into the unknown, and taking a risk.  It means saying ‘Why not me?”

Have you ever watched the rain pour down and wondered what lessons it might teach us?

Listening to the violent rhetoric, the hate speech, and the cowardice of elected officials, I imagine Washington and Lincoln...