Sep 6, 2020 | Befriending sadness and grief, Contemplations, Overcoming self-doubt and fear
In the early 2000’s, I was working in the U.S., leading wilderness expeditions. The average trip was a month and I would do a lot of driving from mountains to rivers, depending on where I was working. It feels like a lifetime ago; cell phones were only used for making... 
Aug 30, 2020 | Expanding self-awareness, Featured Posts, Overcoming self-doubt and fear, Self-improvement & psychedelics
In 2005 I travelled to Nepal with a friend who was a Doctor of Acupuncture. She had had her own practice for almost two decades and had a rich body of knowledge. She wanted to travel to Katmandu to stay with a friend there, a Buddhist monk. She was going to practice... 
Aug 23, 2020 | Expanding self-awareness, Imagining a better world, Overcoming self-doubt and fear, Self-improvement & psychedelics
One of my biggest weaknesses has been my inability to say I am sorry. Even today, I am not professing to have mastered the art of apology, or of knowing when an apology is needed. The art of saying sorry shifts from situation to situation. Saying sorry isn’t an answer... 
Aug 9, 2020 | Expanding self-awareness, Imagining a better world, Meaningful business, The wisdom of anger
At a crosswalk, waiting for my daughter to catch up to me, a car stopped and the man inside frantically waved me across. I said, “No, thank you” and waved him along. He waited for me to follow his direction, and after what felt like one full minute (but was actually... 
Jul 19, 2020 | Love & Relationships, Overcoming self-doubt and fear, Self-improvement & psychedelics
Years ago, I took a humble look at my friendships and realized most of them were not working. It was a sad and scary time for me. It meant that I was the one who was going to have to change, and that that change would require letting go of friends — and I would lose a...