Ah, the infamous unexpected setback, just when things were going so well, and we were making so much progress…! It helps to know that it’s to be expected – that it happens all the time. That’s because learning doesn’t happen on a straight upward path. So, yes, there will be not only bumps in the [...]
Increasingly I’m hearing from program participants and readers of my blog that they are feeling a great deal of anxiety about the changes coming soon in the country’s health insurance system. A good example is the following question I recently received in my inbox. It summarizes the concerns so well that I decided to answer [...]
As you prepare for your holiday festivities this week (or maybe for some much-needed quiet time!), I just wanted to give you a gift from my heart: a poem that’s meant to empower and sustain you even in the most trying of times. It doesn’t take long to read, but I hope the theme and [...]
It’s frustrating, to be sure, but so true: the “pop quizzes” that challenge us the most invariably provide the best and most long-lasting learning experiences…if we let them! And that, my fellow humans, can be a big “if” for many of us, most of the time! That’s because the packages pop quizzes come in so [...]

