Often in the history of technological innovation, the design of a machine determined its position in our lives: the car to the garage and roadways; the assembly-line to the factory; the telephone and answering machine to our wall or desk.…
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“Should” – The Two-Minded Monster
“I should get more exercise/do volunteer work/stop eating sugar/call my mother/have coffee with that person I don’t really trust/ get-off my hand-held and give my full attention to… .” We know we should; we know we ought to; we know…
Resolving The Should-Be Life Conflict
If we are to find the ‘good’ life, we must first see the ways in which the ‘should-be’ life shadows our everyday lives, and then decide if those perspectives truly serve us. And with that purpose in mind, we are…
The Should-Have/Could-Have-Been Train (How to tell if you’re on it)
Please take a few minutes to consider whether the statements below are true for you or not. Do your best to keep an 'objective observer' vantage point about yourself as you respond. In the May issue, we'll talk about how…
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That Other Olympian
The hoopla will be over this Sunday: the victories celebrated; the losses explained. A wild heart-pounding ride indeed, for many of us have been watching the Games as if we were the ones on the slopes and ice. As if…
The War That Was Never Fought
“No further talks,” Nelson Mandela announced on TV after the massacre of shack-dwellers at Boipatong in South Africa in June of 1992. A few minutes later, Roelf Meyer, the former Minister of Defense for the white minority-ruling National Party and…
Resolutions vs. Acceptance (and real change)
Sigh. It’s JGJ (Join-the-Gym-January)… that time of year when the self-help finger-waggers advise us to look into the corners of what we do and who we are in order to become “better versions” of ourselves. So; you can focus on…
Honesty
It is said we live three lives: a public one; a personal one, and a secret one. If so, is it possible to follow the principles we’ve set for ourselves in each of those lives, or should we allow some…
How to Create Workplace :)ness
This month we’re looking at three common workplace difficulties, and what you can do about them. As usual, there is no magic solution and the things we offer below won’t be appropriate or useful in all circumstances. Our purpose in…
Expectations and Happiness
People who immigrate to other countries are good ‘engagers’; they know the pitfalls of expectations and instead, invest their energy in the here and now, hoping their efforts will pay off. A shoemaker near and dear to our hearts works…