I read a claim today that women talk three times more than men: 20,000 words per day for women compared with 7,000 for the average man. However, more recent and credible research counters this, stating that the average adult of either sex utters…
Rogers had Hammerstein.
Han Solo had Chewbacca.
Cookies have milk.
And I have … you.
The “Thanks and Acknowledgements” section of my book, The Best Advice So Far, ends with this:
“My sincere thanks, as well, to every person so far who has read or listened or pondered…skin and bones
I fully realize that, upon initial consideration, you may think that something is very wrong with me; but I realized something tonight in a new way. I realized that I enjoy seeing skin stretched and creased. What’s more (and please don’t judge), I actually get even a…
I don’t know about you, but last week’s post really got me thinking. It led me to the realization that all of us, to some degree, are duplicitous, with corners of our lives that don’t seem to fit the whole.
Generally patient people may find themselves yelling aloud in…the non-people
Before I even start today’s post, I have a feeling I’m going to upset some people. I suspect that even some avid and supportive readers are going to make frowny faces in my direction. But I just have to get this out.
To set the stage, I want to ask you to go beyond mere…
in other words
I’m all for seeing half-full glasses (or, heck, fuller than half). I’ve even written about the value in the Zen teaching that the glass is already broken.
I talk in my book, The Best Advice So Far, about becoming a pro at finding the silver linings in every situation.…
our gang
Today’s post is a tribute to some of my very favorite people in the world. But it’s a tribute with a point and a challenge for us all.
In my writings, I talk a lot about the many interesting and cool people I meet day to day by taking positive social risks. Today, I want to tell you about a different…
and then there was
The power and wonder of personal creativity is as stunning to me today as ever. Whether you view yourself as a creative person or not, you are creating all the time. Don’t believe me? Read on.
Now, please know that I realize that the babies we create are made out of “us,” who are in…