December 2016: A Message From Jack

We received an email from our friend Jack Kornfield today. Jack is teacher of Buddhism, a co-founder of the Spirit Rock Meditation Center, a psychologist, father, and author of several widely acclaimed books. In his email he spoke to the concerns and feeling that that...

October 2016: Find a Way

At 1:55 pm EDT on September 2, 2013, Diana Nyad, age 64, reached the shore of Key West Florida 53 hours after plunging into the Bay in Havana, Cuba. Thirty-three years after her first attempt, this was her fifth effort to complete the Havana to Key West swim, and upon...

July 2016: Grit and How to Grow it

Linda: I confess to having admiration and sometimes envy towards people who have experienced great success in their chosen field, no matter what it is. I sometimes wonder if I could ever achieve that kind of greatness and wonder about what differentiates those who are...