Relationships With Others & Building Communities.
Acquisition Addiction: Four Hidden Costs
The holidays: fun, joy of celebration, memories galore. All impossible without sparkly décor, red and green garb, and a load of presents, right?
Purpose, Passion, Productivity. In That Order.
Early in my career facilitating leadership development, one day I jumped out of bed thinking, “I can’t believe I get paid to do this!” At
Working on Relationships, Part 4: Marriage, Partners, Swiping Right
Coming out of my 20-year marriage in the late 1990s, I felt like Rip Van Winkle entering the Matrix’s dating scene. Where we once employed gyms
Working on Relationships, Part 3: Soul Mate Radar Detector
Ah, what’s better than the feeling of falling in love? Finally finding your soul mate, happily ever after, yadda yadda. Then two, or maybe five years
Working on Relationships, Part 2: Boundaries
Trigger warning: pleasers and conflict avoiders, you’re not going to like this topic. You’re going to learn that a healthy relationship includes setting boundaries, which may
Working on Relationships, Part 1: Intimate Communication
A lifelong student of relationships, I have worked hard – and am a work in progress – at learning the skills needed to create healthy
Relationships With Self.
A Reason for Hope: Framing Today’s Challenges as a Hero’s Journey
It has been perhaps nearly a century since humanity has experienced an upheaval on the scale of our current climate change and pandemic threats. Unlike
On Contrast
At one time I held a rather rigid expectation that my life would proceed along a straight and narrow road that would lead me to
Healing Meditation
Where: Online When: Monday, May 24, 6:30 PM – 7 PM Price: Free Led by Jan Moraski. No experience necessary! Everyone is invited to co-create, share, and
Toxic Positivity and Emotional Intelligence
The happiness movement is suffering from another overly simplistic interpretation of positivity: the belief that one should only allow positive emotions no matter how dire
Your Purpose? Or Someone Else’s?
I believe purpose is a deep-seated sense of the legacy that we wish to leave for the world. The deep-seated aspect means it can either feel ingrained and pervasive, or ill-defined and elusive.
Inspiration/Desperation: Purpose Arising From Challenge
Studies show that happiness increases with wealth up to the point where we get our needs met. After this point, it is believed, that we
Relationship with Earth & Nature.
Back To The Trees
We ask you to connect back to the trees and reread this blog by Dr. Kimberly Andrews, originally posted on June 17th of 2020. Now,
Mother Earth’s Love Language
We often speak of the golden rule: treat others as we wish to be treated. But have you heard of the platinum rule: treat others
Prayer For Mother
“Exquisite” best describes the sensory explosions I experienced on my walk through Mother today. Among other places, I frequent her trails along the James River
Developmental Theory and the Evolution of Earth and Humanity, Part I
Sure, there are aspects of my younger self that I miss (like my youthful waistline, I have the “Covid 19”), but mostly I wouldn’t want
Rebuilding Back Ethically
2020 was a hard year, but 2021 presents new challenges and more importantly, new opportunities. As the Covid-19 vaccine rolls out and slowly the world
Exploring Rabbit Holes
If you’re as curious about your human existence as I am, I invite you to join me as I venture down another rabbit hole of
