What Is Your Narrative?

What Is Your Narrative?

Confession: I’m a science fiction geek. Been reading it since Arthur C. Clark was the genre’s “go to” guy. And if there is such a thing as reincarnation I’m definitely returning as a Taoist spaceship captain on a deep space mission into the unknown. (Speaking of...
Bernie’s Hope vs Hilary’s Insider Status

Bernie’s Hope vs Hilary’s Insider Status

Like most political virgins I didn’t have a clue what would happen when I walked into the local high school gymnasium. I just wanted to participate in my country’s democratic process. So 9:45 am Saturday morning found me wandering amidst barely controlled mayhem at my...
The Wisdom of Patience

The Wisdom of Patience

A million years ago when I was 28 years-old I was working in radio as a salesperson selling commercial air time. (Selling time – what a concept!) Anyway, I was introduced to a woman by a client—and we immediately hit it off over lunch. A friendship rapidly developed...
If You See a Messenger of God … laugh

If You See a Messenger of God … laugh

  Two Sundays in a row I went to a lovely church called Unity in the Olympics up in Port Angeles to give a talk on “The Heart of the Matter” – a two-part series on the nature of the ego. The congregation was delightful and the first talk went well The second...
Give the Ego a Break

Give the Ego a Break

Everybody bashes the ego. But not me. Not anymore. I’ve finally comes to terms with the sucker. The ego is not the Bad Guy people make it out to be. After a lot of years and a ton of meditation and a lot of going back and forth between the ego state and the no-ego...
It Pays More to Lean Elsewhere

It Pays More to Lean Elsewhere

Three guys from the sociology department of the University of Toronto recently got a long opinion piece in The New York Times, titled “When Leaning In Doesn’t Pay Off.” In it they discuss their findings of what often happens when women do just what Sheryl Sandberg...