I found when I had told this story here that I had never told it before — not like this.  We find the opening when what needs to be...

The Why of Glasses I missed my glasses. Folly to mourn healing of the cranium, the return of equilibrium in the timing of an eye’s focus,...

“And you would be…?” Good morning, dearests. Would you like to hear the eulogy at your own funeral? I think I just did. I had a rare...

A firefighter told me yesterday that when he started working with me on his resilience he was excited because he thought that he was...

Love is going out to kill a turkey in 20-degree weather so that your wife can tend other things.  And love is still liking the man who is...

When I was asked to speak again this year for the St. Francis-inspired sermon of animals, my first thought was, “What if I said...

Profanity for Children I refrained from swearing near my young children, not precisely for their sakes, but as much in love for the...

Teaching is about information and understanding. Coaching, however, is for intuition and implementation. Here’s a 2-minute video if...

luminations noun, plural.  1. Gleams, glimmers, perspectives, clarity.  See also, dawn, morning, simplicity, resilience, work, love,...

luminations noun, plural.  1. Gleams, glimmers, perspectives, clarity.  See also, dawn, morning, simplicity, resilience, love, home.  2....

Dear ones, this morning I, too, am torn, deeply sad and sorry and worried, reaching out to friends to know they’re safe, aware...

Spoken to the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Bozeman for the Blessing of the Animals… I was invited to share today in part because...

In the last post, we looked at the resilience Myth #2:  “I’ll evade burnout with careful time management.” So stop and think for a moment...

We are all together on this ship and some of us will die sooner.  Some young.  I will grieve again, and comfort.  It may be me.  Those of...

Sometimes I feel I must be an alien, because I really, really love to talk about death, and about burnout. But this is really why. When I...

“I just wanted myself back, and then to create something more. After what I’ve been through, I am not going to settle for an average...

There is HUGE power accessible through this observation, through raising my personal antenna for the experience of the symptoms and then...

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It doesn’t matter what it shows, though I believe there is a pond, a distant house and some small horses. The silk colors were lovely. ...

Lorca Smetana From Chaos to Beauty: Survivors, Creativity and Leadership Brown Bag Lunch Presentation at the Bozeman Public Library...