Archive for August, 2010

Back to Basics

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I’ve been fortunate enough lately to come in contact with all kinds of mental health professionals doing exciting things – launching new service lines, building new practices, and preparing for book signings to name a few.  It got me thinking about some practical resources and tips that might be helpful.

Here are three interesting ones worth a look.

Email Signatures

How many of you have an email signature? There are all ...

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The Boy Who Swallowed A Leopard

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Seven years, swimming in visions of children at play.  It’s a deafening preoccupation resulting from two boys, ages two and seven, who bound through our home with reckless abandon.

Remember those moments when you were trapped within yourself?  Filled with anxiety or rage, only to be shaken by the openness of a two-year old boy.  You can see the universe within his eyes, as if you’re looking up at ...

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Making Something Happen

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“Inspiration shows up after you make some sort of gesture.”
Bindu Wiles, Creativity Coach

Isn’t it interesting once you’ve followed that rabbit down the hole?  Bill Moyers refers to the phenomena of living your truth as being helped “by hidden hands”.  Joseph Campbell tells us when you follow your “bliss” you are put on a path that has been there all along.

This is the ...

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Going Further

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Charleston happened slowly, like a trip to the DMV.  Nearly 14 hours in and my family is defeated by traffic, fried apple pies (they used to be less painful on the stomach when I was younger), beef jerky, and an exciting vacation that had run its course.

At the stroke of midnight I decide to pass the time with a good ole fashion game of “I think I can”.  ...

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