It can be all to easy to think that there is “something wrong” – with some circumstance in our lives, or even with us. We remember trips to the doctor for flu shots when we…
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Right Next Door
I walked to the plaza next door to get my favorite smoothie, Peanut Butter and Banana. As I approached the door to the shop, I was having second thoughts. I knew that this particular shop…
A Chat With Brian Charette
I went to see – well, to check out – a jam session in Studio City tonight. It was at one of the oldest clubs, and the oldest jazz club, in LA: The Baked Potato (I got…
Manic-Expressive
My dictionary defines Depression as: severe despondency and dejection, typically felt over a period of time and accompanied by feelings of hopelessness and inadequacy. I wish I could say I have no idea what this…
Practice is not always necessary.
If I am perfectly happy with my skills I already have, and am confident I can retain them without practicing, there is no need for me to practice. If I find more joy resonating in…
The Cure For Negative Thinking
Anger is almost always a useless resort. It really has nothing to do with the person(s) or circumstance(s) to whom it’s directed, and much more to do with thoughts going on inside of the victim’s own…
Money Or Time?
A friend told me about a study done showing that most Americans have next to nothing in their savings accounts. The actual statistic: 69% have less than $1,000 and 34% have no savings at all….
More On Growth
How can you tell where to direct your efforts? By identifying the two or three things you least want to do. For me, it has been practicing my voice therapy exercises, and doing abdominal workouts….
Where True Growth Comes From
The only way to ensure that progress is being made from one echelon to another is if pain is being felt. Not the kind of pain that renders a person immobile, but the kind that…
Reaching A Higher Level: Understand That Life Has “Layers” And “Seasons”
In order to reach a higher level at any Art, skill, Craft, Vision, stage of life, or Way of Being than one is currently at, one must have the discipline to “chunk away” at it,…