First posted January 19, 2015. I have been dealing with the issue of passivity in some people close to me lately and I find it quite maddening. Yesterday, I had the awareness that passivity is not a “thing” in-and-of-itself. It is a by-product. This is why it is so difficult to deal with – because it is not real. It is like trying to swat a fly that is not really there. Passivity is really an outgrowth of a con. Living and working with addicts for many years, I get many oppor

First posted January 11, 2015. One of the beauties of growing older is that there is such a full cauldron of memories inside me that can float up to the surface upon my awakening in the morning. This morning, I woke up with a poignant, sweet memory of my second visit to Australia. I had been invited to give a Living in Process workshop and speech in Armidale, New South Wales. I had requested that those inviting me arrange a meeting with a few local Koori (Aboriginal) elders u

First posted January 5, 2015. Hi All, It was one of those days when I had so much to do I didn’t know where to start so I decided to do the unusual. I made myself a cup of tea, splashed with just a bit of stevia for a treat, kicked back in my favorite lounge chaise, put my feet up and decided to catch up on some mid-day news. I was a bit irritated that Ted Turner had pulled CNN out of the Dish Network system (I never did get the whole story on that one. I do wish those corpor