Hard labor, sweet fruit
Everything worthwhile that I have achieved has required hard labor, but often the hardest things are the ones that bear the sweetest fruit....
Everything worthwhile that I have achieved has required hard labor, but often the hardest things are the ones that bear the sweetest fruit....
We fear change, because the brain craves the certainty of known rewards, but often the biggest the change, the biggest the reward....
I believe Mom and I had so much conflict because we were so alike. Just as I inherited some of her flaws, I embodied some of her best qualities....
The Internet has changed not only the way we live, but how writers write. Our brains are full of holes—attention gaps that the Internet fills....
The attempted coup of January 6, 2020 in the US Capitol reminded me of the attempted coup in Spain four decades earlier. It will be harder for the US to overcome the threat to democracy, but not impossible....
Therapy helps us become our better selves. A book by Nicola Mendenhall speaks about her experience with 10 years on Freudian psychoanalysis....
A distorted version of self-love has invaded our collective Western psyche. It's not about pampering, it's about growth....
Books and Films recommendations (December 2020). Get inspired thinking about purpose, aging, creativity and the magic of ordinary lives....
Pilar Hernández was a doctor in Chile, but she was forced to reinvent her life when she moved to the US. She found success in the kitchen....
In times of anxiety, like those caused by the recent wildfires, one needs to turn to action and inspiration to keep going. Love can balance dread....