We all have several key archetypes in our personality makeup: protector, victim, wizard, hermit, etc. These patterns are common among all people and are diverse enough to keep things interesting. Although we’re not strictly limited to these constructs, they do influence our behavior greatly
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A lot can be lost when you focus so intently on connecting and integrating. Even with the best of intentions, when you spread your attention across the far reaches of the social mediaverse, a part of your soul is always locked up far away from you.
Read more →I don’t have a clear memory of my first class with Marla and Peter. I know I was scared. It was a long way to Scottsdale. I found the house after at least three missed turns.
Read more →When I was less than a year old, I slept in a wooden crib on the living room rug, right in front of a bookcase with glass doors. There were big windows to my left that looked out through the maple trees, and beyond the valley were the mountains to the South. I remember...
Read more →I grew up Methodist (oh, who am I kidding – I only went to church when Santa was there). However, I had a fundamental difference of opinion with the clergy on one tiny detail: the nature of the universe. The message I continually heard was “this world is an illusion – temporary, impure and...
Read more →I saw every shade and every consistency of overturned earth in my youth. My grandfather was an ancient master of sculpting the ground, and his tool of choice was a John Deere 40 crawler (which is a bulldozer the size of a Volkswagen Jetta). Before I was alive, when he was in his prime,...
Read more →I just wrapped up a 6-week acting course in Mesa. This was a “master” acting class, but I somehow slipped in under the wire too. Usually, I can fake it through a class that is too tough for me, but this time was an exception. Although I did well in exercises that required improv,...
Read more →If you are not making at least one mistake a day and acknowledging it, you’re doing it wrong. During all that time you spent taking yourself too seriously, you missed every opportunity to actually learn something from making an error, admitting your mistake, and making corrections to avoid it from happening again. You’re going...
Read more →There is no greater harm that one person can do to another. The act of betrayal actually involves three distinct acts: the earning of trust, the offense, and the severing of that trust. This violent jerking action is what causes the damage and heartbreak. I will relay a few examples from my experience, and...
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I was just walking back from the bookstore after lunch, and this guy at the traffic light had the Peter Gunn theme blaring out his car windows. Considering his demographic (mid-30′s), there is only one reason for this: he thinks he is driving the Spy Hunter car.
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