Opportunity: you can’t miss out unless you lock on

Opportunity: you can’t miss out unless you lock on

Nobody wants to miss out on an opportunity, whether it is for true love, adventure, new business–whatever. But you actually can’t miss out unless you lock on. Here’s what I mean. We tend to think of opportunities as if they exist out in the world....
When you think there’s got to be an easier way, there is

When you think there’s got to be an easier way, there is

One day on your morning walk you come upon a man bashing his head against a brick wall in the middle of a field. You watch, mesmerized, as he stands in front of the wall and rhythmically butts his head against it over and over again. After a few minutes you just have...
Why planning might not be a good idea (How peering into the future quashed true love)

Why planning might not be a good idea (How peering into the future quashed true love)

When I was a senior in high school my true love was a sophomore in college. That was back in the day when long distance calls were expensive, and we wrote piles of earnest letters full of angst and idealism. One day I received a letter that signaled the beginning of...
Why working on yourself doesn’t work (and the simple thing that does)

Why working on yourself doesn’t work (and the simple thing that does)

Like every human being I’ve ever met, I am sometimes discontented. No big deal. But during a recent spell of gritchiness, I got the idea that I shouldn’t feel that way. Given my deepening understanding of the spiritual principles behind the human...
Why moods don’t have to mess up your business

Why moods don’t have to mess up your business

Some years back I experienced epic premenstrual syndrome. Not only was I frequently sad, I was angry as hell. Some days it was all I could do to be even marginally civil. Shoot, many days I couldn’t even manage that. By the time I got my period, I was mentally...