What in your life is so inflamed + aggravated that it gnaws at your psyche? What keeps you up at night bleary-eyed + restless? What keeps you contemplative in the shower? Zoned out behind the wheel? What in your life is dying, fading, falling apart so that something else can be manifest? And why don’t you let it die? Whatever it is, is clearly over. Done. Finito. Yet, we cling, white-knuckled, to any remaining scraps. This is our ancient fear of change run amuck. And we tell ourselves this present decay must be better than the unknown that is waiting on the other side. Like a scavenger dog we sink our teeth into the...

I recently read a study that said 78% of people are unhappy in their career. This got me thinking about the golden handcuffs that keep us stuck in jobs that we don’t love. And how with a little bit of prevention, and planting a seed for our kids, maybe they could have the opportunity to have a career they love.     I did an interview with Dr. Greg Schreeuwer, from Be Who You Wanna Be, on this very topic. Q: What’s the single most important element in supporting and inspiring our children to be fulfilled, inspired and purposeful about their lives?  I feel a key to supporting and inspiring our children to live a purposeful life...

When I get stuck about what to write about, I’ll often ask a friend to give me a word and then just jam on that.  This morning’s word was “resurrection” and, of course, the first thing I thought about was “insurrection.” A quick on-line dictionary check, gave me these definitions: Insurrection:  A violent uprising against an authority or government: "opposition to the new regime led to armed insurrection". Resurrection:  a rising again, as from decay, disuse, etc.; revival. It’s interesting that both words speak of “rising.”  Just a couple of weeks ago, it occurred to me that, if we LATvians had one common connection, it would be...