the wisdom

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.

Anatole France



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What Fear Whispers

Where would you be without your fear?
Your fear knows you better than the devil does. It has a unique ability to tattoo you on the inside…

This is Your Roller Coaster

Our fears can make us social anthropologists—forcing us spend a lot of time studying groups and their behaviors for the sole purpose of defining…..

The Little Ache

We all get that pang when we want something. You may call it passion or drive but I think we’re really talking about a fire that is set by a far more powerful accelerant. That accelerant is *the little ache*.

The Confidence Game

Newness. Walking into a cold room. Change. Proving yourself to new people. These things will never go away. How do you boost your self confidence in new situations when you may not know the lay of the land or the people that inhabit it?

Splitting the Atom

“Tell me what you want.”
How often does someone ask you this? I bet it’s not very frequently. More importantly, how often do you ask yourself?
“Tell me what you want.”

The Search

Life is a personal quest that can set you on the path to slay dragons and monsters, find your holy grail or discover a way to float in the goodness of everything that surrounds you.

The Difference Between Attempting and Succeeding

As I stand on the threshold of every new venture, especially one that makes me feels shaky, one that confirms all that I do not know, I think of walking on a frozen lake.

Blind Man in an Airport

When I think about fear…or it thinks about me and I respond…my mind goes immediately to this image of a blind many walking through a crowded airport alone with only his cane to guide him.

Defying Gravity

Outside my window is a very tall pine tree. It’s full of new growth, thin spindly long branches that grow up and out. Fat little birds will perch on the very end of these branches, relaxed as the skinny branch curves and bows under their weight into an upside down C. How do they understand the pliability of the branch?

Saying The Words

I am a believer in the power of words, the raw, knock you on your ass, change everything power of words. Some words change minds, some words change history change history.