I’ve been reading about schools putting the brakes on student cell phone use. The Los Angeles Unified School District is rolling out a ban, and…

Love...it's the grandest, isn't it? Movies, songs, poetry, all talk about love. "It trumps hate," they say, "It conquers all," they say. Perhaps…

Lately I've been wondering why some people have grace and others don't.

What got me thinking this? Well, it's a bit of everything, but…

People won’t always remember the details of your life—the job title you held, the car you drove, or how much money you made. Those things might…

Being in the middle of an argument and maintaining your cool isn't always easy. If fact, when something triggers us, we can go from being a pretty…

The day my father passed, my mother got it in her head that all their worldly belongings should be up for grabs. “If you kids don’t want them, let…

Eleven-year-old Ben Twist has autism. When he failed his SAT exams, his teacher, Ruth Clarkson, could have told him in a variety of ways that he…

While driving to a client session, I came upon not one, not two, but three intersections with traffic lights that had lost power. If we think back…

I saw a lot of strange and amazing things growing up around the world, but one thing I rarely saw was my mother’s appreciation when presented with…

There are all kinds of perceived enemies in this world, but the most dangerous of enemies is the enemy within. My dad used to say, “Buck, you are…

When a friend asked me what I did on Easter, I told him I spent a good part of the day helping my parents remove a big, deeply rooted Oleander…

There’s a lot that goes on inside my head these days. Sometimes it feels like a wood chipper breaking down hard news instead of old branches…like…

Perfect or Flawed? What would you say if asked? If you were to describe yourself to someone who was blind, or didn't have Zoom, or was on the…

"What Are My Motivators?"

As a health coach and fitness trainer, I've heard many motivating factors from people when it comes to wanting…