Free Solo – “Thank God that’s over” I recently saw the movie, Free Solo. It is about Alex Honnold and his quest to be the first person to free-solo El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. (Free soloing is climbing without ropes). After he succeeded, his girlfriend said, “Thank God that’s over.” When I heard that, […]
Allowing vs efforting
Take the wheel
Take the wheel A while back, I was at a social event with some people who just weren’t that conversationally skilled. All they did was wait for opportunities to talk about themselves and had very little curiosity about anyone else there. I just kind of survived the event and certainly did not enjoy myself. In […]
Son or daughter of the king
Son or daughter of the king Imagine that you were the son or daughter of the king in olden days – a much loved king. You’d move through life with a certain confidence and assurance, with grace and strength. You wouldn’t hesitate to ask for what you want. (All this in a kind and graceful […]
An impossible position
An impossible position Whenever we try to be responsible for another person – their happiness, their success, their mood, their well-being – we are setting ourselves up to suffer. We are putting ourselves in an impossible position because we are not in charge of that other person’s brain. We don’t have the power to make […]
Time to reevaluate
Relax your way to success
Relax your way to success We were tossing a frisbee last night and – my daughter’s tossing has room for improvement. She was muscling up and trying too hard rather than letting aerodynamics do its job. From my limited golf experience, I know that muscling up and trying too hard pretty much guarantees a shank. […]