Trying is Tiring Master Yoda is one of my favorite teachers…and among his famous quotes is the one that says “Don’t try, just do”. I saw this character in my early twenties and if I had known what a mantra was then,  I would have taken that phrase as my mantra.  Later...

The Happiest Man on Earth My blog is named for the book of the same title by a man named Eddie Jaku.  Eddie lived to be 101 years old and was a Holocaust survivor of Auschwitz and Buchenwald.  There are many Holocaust stories that have been written over these many...

Passover, Easter, Spring – Oh Boy! This is the week where the themes of the season overlap each other and give us an opportunity to celebrate rebirth, renewal, and rejuvenation.  Wednesday night the festival of Passover began – and its primary celebration of Freedom. ...

To Dream the Impossible Dream As I close out the series on the innate creators that we all are – and the magnificent creativity we all can bring forth; I have to include this last and important element.  To Dream – whether it is a night dream or a daydream – to dream...

Creating- From Formless to Form. Now that we have both Love and Inspiration in place, we can move to the creating process itself.  Remember that this is not a formula – but rather an organic and innate ability that everyone has from within.  It is only when we “try”...

Creative Genius Continues If you missed last week’s blog or need a refresh, I am sharing the truth that our innate nature is creative and that there is a reliable process to discover that aspect and to express it fully.  We began with the foundation that is necessary...

The Creative Process - Our True Nature. This blog will begin a few writings on the creative process and our true nature.  For many years, friends and colleagues commented on my creative abilities- I did not embrace those compliments as I could not see myself in that...

How Do you Get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, Practice, Practice…… One of the early temptations I had as a consultant was to always come up with something new to teach or share with my corporate clients.  I was sure they would stop hiring me if I didn’t have some new...

Separate Realities. Many years ago my husband and I attended an Oscar winning movie that provoked a great deal of emotion in both of us.  As we are leaving the theatre, I was keenly interested in what his take was on the film and its deep reflections on redemption. ...

Feeling our Thinking One of the breakthroughs in the new psychology is that we are feeling our thinking 100% of the time – not 82% or 67.54% - but 100% without exception.  When you look at the above photo- you can see the feeling of coziness or cuddliness – you can...

Love is Everywhere Recently one of my favorite teachers has been giving me exercises in recognizing the Love that is everywhere-the Love that is in me, the Love that is me, the Love that is in each and every one of us in disguise.  For some reason, it has been so hard...

No Exceptions. When I finished studying for my doctorate, I thought I had just wasted an enormous amount of time, and money.  The entire field was predicated on finding out what was wrong with people, identifying a cause and providing a long-term plan of discussing...