The notion of the perfect time is more than myth. It's the ultimate self-delusion.
Sharing our story is one way we create intimacy. And like a good novel, it’s more engaging – and lasting – when we allow it to gradually unfold.
Life lessons are not journeys traveled in straight lines but are crossroads formed years and miles apart.
We often mistake letting go for giving up. Knowing the difference between the two can make all the difference in the end.
Turn off the radio, TV, DVD, iPod, computer and cell phone. Then, listen.
Showing up begins long before you stand at the start. Prove yourself an exception in a world where people talk more than act. Intent without follow-through is hollow. Disappoint yourself enough times and empty is how you feel. Make yourself proud. Fi...
What would happen if you gave yourself permission to do something you’ve never done before? There’s only one way to find out.
Risk: no full life occurs without it.
What do you resist examining up close? How can you ground yourself so you feel safe enough to try?
If companionship is a mandate for all of our experiences, then we will miss out on many of life’s blessings.
Mistakes help to sharpen your next steps. They don’t prove that you shouldn’t try again.
Stop now and always wonder. Press forward and tap the wonder.
Indulgence comes in all varieties: a mouthful of gourmet chocolate, a hot stone massage, a week in Paris or 20 uninterrupted minutes to get lost in a book.
Rest and repose are as much a part of life’s journeys as seeing all we came to see.
Distinguish between getting lost and losing your way. The first is a shift in direction. The second is the absence of perspective. Cultivate perspective and you will be able to steer home.
If you can’t remember when you last basked in your own glow, it means you’re overdue.
At times, productivity means doing nothing at all.
Cultivate the art of maximizing serendipitous opportunities.
Each of us knows when it’s time to wake, eat and rest. We don’t need to read a clock for these activities; we need to listen.
Until that rainy Sunday at the movies 31 years ago, for me, companionship had been a mandate for life’s good times. After Orca, it became a choice. My trip to the theater helped me to distinguish between loneliness (experienced by default), and sol...
In these pages, traveling “solo” does not necessarily mean “alone.” The absence of other people often suggests regretful isolation. “Solo” by contrast, is a willful decision to be the architect of our own experience.
