Day after day, as I randomly and repeatedly continued to alter small personal habits, two benefits emerged. The first was intentional: I did, in fact, make friends with change and the feelings/thoughts surrounding it. It was a bit of a game, a touch of whimsy, an element of playfulness I…

Change is a constant element in reality. Even what we understand that word ‘reality’ to mean, changes. For numerous reasons, our underlying gut reaction to change changed. We became wary. We became fearful. Change was no longer welcomed and embraced. Change was threatening and to be avoided. To be sure…

Take a moment with me now and let’s do some imagining. I want you to imagine doing any or all of these things every day for at least one year: reading or reciting your favorite poem when you wake up listening to your favorite song when you start your car …

Habits are hard to change. There are forces at work that encourage us to form them and there are payoffs in place that reinforce their use. As Forces of Habit: Part 1 described, forming habits is one way we have learned that appears to allow us to get things done…

Many of us are familiar with the phrase ‘creature of habit.’ I suspect the phrase originated from the hunting branches of our ancestral tree as they studied and attempted to predict the behaviors of their prey. In its current use, the phrase mostly refers to people. It’s curious, though, that…

“That’s not how we do things around here.” These words, and the attitude they reflect, are familiar to anyone who has suggested an alternative. Whether it’s in the break room, the boardroom, the classroom, the living room, the conference room, or the bedroom, an alternate approach to anything is met…

Our personal history with change began with our physical development. We grew from birth. Our bodies changed rapidly and continually. As newcomers to the planet, we had no clue as to what was going on or how we would turn out. We experienced various physical discomforts to differing degrees along…

It’s impossible to read or watch much about politics in America that doesn’t involve fear. I do not suspect that this is unique or limited to our political process. And it seems that with each passing week, the level and volume of the messengers of fear are escalating as they…

Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash I wanted to share my experience and experiment with the word but. At one point in my journey, my thoughts and sentences contained these phrases constantly…”I know but…” or “Yeah, but…” or “I should have but…” or “I’m sorry but …”. Now the word…