Dear Gail, For many years I have moved toward inner peace and happiness. Each day I wake with happy thoughts. I am enjoying my retirement which includes many activities I enjoy. The Universe time and time again seems to manifest my every desire... Except for my 35 year marriage in which my wife and I have ...Read More
Four Essential Guidelines for Improving Your Relationships – Part 2
In Part 1 of these essential guidelines, we addressed honesty in communication by asking the question, "Is it true?" The remaining three guidelines discussed below invite a deeper contemplation of what we bring to our relationships. Is it useful? This question invites us to reflect on the content of what we express ...Read More
Four Essential Guidelines for Improving Your Relationships – Part 1
I love to communicate with people. Admittedly, Iām not too interested in superficial cocktail party-type chatter, but I find a true and deep meeting with another enormously enriching. I mean, donāt we all? What fills us up more than a real connection ā from a knowing glance with a stranger to an all-night pajama party ...Read More
A Revolutionary Look at Changing Habits
Have you heard this one? A Buddhist monk walks up to a hot dog vendor, hands him a twenty dollar bill, and says, āMake me one with everything.ā The vendor prepares the hot dog and gives it to the monk. The monk, after waiting for a moment, asks for his change. The vendor looks at him and says, āChange only comes ...Read More
The Inner Critic
Dear Gail, I have a question and would love your help. I have generally been feeling a lack of motivation about a number of things in my life. I will initially get excited about something, but then get stopped for any number of reasons my mind dreams up. As a result, I have difficulty moving forward. I was asked ...Read More