Good Luck, Bad Luck

If we take the time and focus on things with a clear mind, we understand how the world seems to work and can see things as they are. However, a great deal of life is filled with ambiguity and paradox. Our nature is to try to understand. We want answers, explanations,...

Understanding Imperfection

  Understanding Imperfection Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with lacquer mixed with gold, silver, or platinum, giving the resulting piece a unique, beautiful appearance. The philosophy behind kintsugi is...

Exploring Limits

A few years ago, my youngest daughter asked me if I’d like to do a Tough Mudder race with her. I said, Sure. What’s a Tough Mudder? She explained that a Tough Mudder was a race where the proceeds went to the Wounded Warrior Foundation. It was about 12 miles long and,...

Illusion of the Road Not Traveled

Understanding the Illusion of the Road Not Traveled We all go through life making a series of choices. I am faced with a fork in the road and must choose to go in this direction or that direction. We continue our journey choosing one way or another over and over...

Good Luck, Bad Luck

An old story tells of a farmer who used an old horse in his fields. One day, the horse escaped into the hills and when the farmer’s neighbors found out they sympathized with the old man over his bad luck, the farmer replied, “Bad luck? Good luck! Who knows?” A week...