People don’t just desire human interaction; they require it to maintain emotional, mental and physical well-being. Maslow’s “Hierarchy of Needs,” a theory proposed by psychologist Abraham Maslow in 1943, states that people have an essential need to belong, to love and feel loved. When they don’t feel loved, they become lonely, suffer from social anxiety, [...]
The Great Experiment: Unplugged From The World For 24 Hours
The Experiment Begins Good morning, silent unplugged Saturday! It’s 6 am and I’m excited to encounter a new and profound experience today! I’ve been inspired by a friend’s story about personal revelation during a 10-day silent retreat. Because of my potential insanity without anything “to do” for one day—let alone 10 days—I have opted for [...]
Are You There? (A Poem)
Are you there? In each savored, sip of your favorite coffee … Are you there? In the pealing-back bark on the trees … Are you there? In the aging, crumbling concrete on the bridge … Are you there? In the chemical-clouded sky … Are you there? In the moss-covered cracks of the sidewalk … Are [...]
Does Your Marriage Have a Purpose?
Is Marriage Obsolete? With so many marriages happening later in life, and ending in divorce, you may ask, “Is marriage obsolete?” With over 2 million weddings occurring each year in the US alone, I would say, “no” marriages are not obsolete. Have the parameters of what defines a marriage changed? Definitely. We no longer get [...]
Loss Can Tranform Your Life
Loss, especially of a loved one, can be incredibly painful. But it is also a time of enormous possibility. A moment to refocus our life on what matters. Our perception of death is often tragedy. But death in its philosophical sense makes way for something new—A new perspective, a new relationship, a new habit, a [...]
Be Still – Create Trustworthy Space For Personal and Relationship Transformation
“Be still and know that I am God.” –Psalm 46:10 … my all-time favorite scripture. This scripture says, let there be no anxiety or striving. Instead, let there be a calm, confiding, trustful state of mind in the divine presence and power (knowing) of God. To “know” God, is not a mental “knowing”. It is [...]
Lead With Your Heart
In our jargon rich corporate environment, we talk about things like; what does she “bring to the table”? … We need to get his “buy-in” … What she really needs is more “facetime” … or … We need to do some “team-building” if we want to achieve our goals. Contrived, impersonal, meaningless rhetoric. If we [...]
