I’ve been reading a book on the craft of writing by James Scott Bell (a terrific writer who’s work I admire) – which suggested that each morning’s discipline might start with a word-play exercise of ‘free-writing’ (quick rambles with no editing allowed). For inspiration, the author shared a strategy, which I call ‘magic-dictionary’. He suggested […]
Do you remember when social engagement was as easy as just ‘hanging out’ with friends – and was a preferred, prime-time activity? We can probably all recall good-time memories of those childhood, and teen-aged, social events. Some of us still engage in enough casual ‘hang-time’ to keep us connected, engaged, and happy. But withdrawal, so […]
Reactions: Forces of nature define our environment and prescribe our actions. Newton’s third law of motion explains that ‘For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.’ His explanation of factors like gravitational, electrical, and magnetic force – enables navigation and movement through our physical world. Applying this reference to emotional forces might do […]
More than just listening or receiving messages – truly being heard requires attention, desire, and full, active participation. That seems a lot more like passion than simple, polite duty. And that’s what it takes to listen by heart. In his book (Nudge), Leonard Sweet described an interesting exercise. Let’s try it: Circle the first four […]
Why are the most important words we need to share, sometimes the hardest to find? It’s not because we lack knowledge. The dictionary is just as full of words today as it was last week, or in the last century. In fact, we make up new ones all the time – to fit our growing […]
