In our society the default answer to nearly every question is “Yes.” Advertising is all geared towards getting us to say “Yes - I need that.” We phrase our inquiries looking for yes: “Would you like more coffee?” “Would you be interested in joining me for dinner?” “Would you help me move next week?” Continue Reading »

Father’s and son’s - it’s almost the epitome of difficult relationships in our society. Either they get along great and have a deep connection, they get along ok but the connection is shallow and superficial, or they barely speak. Continue Reading »

I recently made a commitment to a 21-day community phone-based meditation. I was a little concerned about making this commitment as the call was at 7am - a bit early for me. But I was excited about the meditation I’d experienced and was looking forward to joining the meditation community that was being created.

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Q: I just came home from vacation to find my basement flooded with a couple inches of water. During the downpour over the weekend the gutters (that haven’t been cleaned) poured over, filled up 10″ (and not the good kind ) up the egress windows, and ran into the basement. Is that covered under my homeowners insurance?

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Over the last month I’ve been doing a lot of work to clarify my business ideas and practices. In the process I stumbled across (or rather was led by my own coach to) this idea of the “inner wizard”. For me the inner wizard is the idea that we all have a little magical ability inside us that we can tap into at any time. Several years ago my friend Serena remarked to me “Magic is the art of conceiving of reality differently in such a way that it comes to pass.” This quote immediately came to my mind when talking about my inner wizard.

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Having been in a Bee Gees kind of mood ever since the Sun-Times screamed “Stayin’ Alive” across its front page a few mornings ago in Continue Reading »

God Loves You

That’s what Russell’s latest comment photo says with a big blue cross. It’s right above the “Thanks for the Add” he received from Matt in Peoria Continue Reading »

My best friend Seth doesn’t celebrate Valentine’s Day. He refuses to. As you can imagine this doesn’t make Seth a high point of adulation Continue Reading »

As he admires the impressive cock of his neighbor, Kirby Cavanaugh — which is now exposed to both him and a sobbing Seth due to an Continue Reading »