I write a lot about attachment and certainty. I’ve been fascinated throughout my career by the way we, as human beings, appear to be certain about what we...
It’s natural to protect ourselves. The world is scary and there are real threats out there. Unfortunately, we spend far more time defending ourselves than we...
Recently, someone wrote in and asked me the following questions regarding positive thinking. I thought they were great questions, so I thought I'd share my...
A man filled a jar with marbles, and once the jar was filled, he turned around in the other direction. When he looked back and saw that the jar was filled...
I’ve seen research suggesting that if we hear something even five times, we’ll begin to believe that it might be true. In other words, if someone repeatedly tells us something, just by sheer repetition, we begin to consider it. This can certainly get interesting when...
Do you ever snap out of a daydream only to realize that you were either lost somewhere in the past replaying events or caught up somewhere in the future worrying about what hasn’t even happened yet? No matter how much we might want it or want it back, the future will...
A lion once tried to convince a mountain goat to come down off the barren crags and enjoy the sweet, fertile life of the green pastures. The mountain goat, however, was not easily convinced. In fact, according to the fifth century poet Avianus, the goat merely shook...
A man asked his neighbor if he could borrow his car. The neighbor said, “No, I’m sorry, but I have to shave later.” When the neighbor walked inside his house, his wife, who had overheard him talking, asked him why he gave such a bad excuse for not lending out his car....
The master was preparing to lead the people in the Great Ceremony. As he was putting the final touches on the sacred place, a stray dog wandered into the area where people were gathering, so he took the dog and tied it to a tree before he began the ceremony. Through...