The cost of envy We cannot have what we envy. Envy is scarcity consciousness. Envy is saying, “that is for other people but not for me.” Instead we ought to be excited for others, celebrate their wins and successes, be happy for them, be grateful that such good exists in our world. Thinking that way […]
Curator
September 27, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Curator The word “curator” popped into my head the other day. A curator is a person tasked with the care and superintendence of something. Usually this title is used for the person in charge of a valuable exhibit or collection, like at a museum. The stuff that is going on inside our heads can be […]
I’m just an average guy
May 21, 2017 by Leave a Comment
I’m just an average guy “It is impossible to outperform your self-image.” Dr Maxwell Maltz in Psycho-Cybernetics I’ve referenced that quote about a million times. Our self-image (our beliefs about who I think I am and am not, what does and does not happen to me, what is possible and impossible for me, what I […]
Just like me
February 16, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Brutality of disappointment
January 29, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Brutality of disappointment Many times, there are potential action items that we are uncomfortable doing. We can make it easier to do these things when we get honest with ourselves about how painful it is to be disappointed in ourselves. When we don’t do the thing(s) that would move us forward, we end up feeling […]
Real reality vs virtual reality
December 16, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Real reality vs virtual reality The people from facebook had a virtual reality exhibit set up in Center Village at Copper Mountain today. One of the facebook guys asked me if I wanted to check it out. I told him that since I was there skiing (and the skiing was wonderful) I would stick to […]
Reverse Cherry Picking
December 8, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Can it really be this easy?
December 7, 2016 by Leave a Comment
We don’t realize how good we already have it
November 24, 2016 by Leave a Comment
We don’t realize how good we already have it Last night we went to the balloon staging area for Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. One side of the street at the staging area is private access and the other side is public access. Many of the residents on the private access side throw balloon parties. If […]
Avocados
September 30, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Avocados If you have ever bought avocados, you know that you don’t just blindly grab a couple of avocados, throw them into your cart and go on your merry way. Instead, we sort through the avocados to find the ones that are just right – not too hard, not too mushy. And hopefully you don’t […]
