Author: Virginia

How many times do you ask someone, “What are you doing today”? As Jungian Analyst John Beebe says, we ask

“My religion is kindness” says the Dalai Lama When incomprehensible events happen in our world and in our lives, kindness

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Do you have a sense of lifelessness and meaninglessness? Do you feel as dry as a fall leaf? Do your

I have given away countless copies of this book to people in the throes of change, disruption, loss, confusion, disenchantment,

School is back in session for most colleges, high schools, middle schools, and elementary schools. Summer activities have ended and

Peter Block, author of Community: The Structure of Belonging, says we are in a crisis of connection and we are

One of my dad’s favorite sayings was “Patience and Fortitude.” He always finished what he started and was engaged in

“By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and

What’s Ending? “What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a

Between an ending and a new beginning is the place of uncertainty that William Bridges describes as the Neutral Zone.

Reinvention Roadmap: Break the Rules to Get the Job You Want & Career You Deserve by Liz Ryan “You’re in

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A book called Helping caught my eye. The subtitle is How to Offer, Give, and Receive Help. Edgar H. Schein