Monday Morning Mojo

When my son, Gabe, was a tiny tot I used to take him into the woods and ask him to listen to the tao. That was my way to listen through his ears. I would ask, What do you hear? I never knew what he would say. Birds. Wind. Trees. Here’s a picture of my

I certainly am no expert when it comes to the ancient art of Feng-Shui. I looked up the definition recently and came upon this, “a system of laws considered to govern spatial arrangement and orientation in relation to the flow of energy, and whose favorable or unfavorable effects are taken into account when siting and

In the late 1980s I decided to become a storyteller. I parlayed my theater experience into one of the oldest art forms on the planet. I learned Beowulf, Grimm’s Fairy Tales, Australian Aboriginal DreamTime myths, Native American teaching stories, and I made up my own tales, too. The picture at the right was taken in 1996 at my annual

Sometimes it’s good to let your self-image go and just let others see you as they do, even if it’s not in a flattering light. I purchased a cartoon of myself just to enjoy the experience. There were many reactions, from “Well done! I want one, too!” to “That’s horrible. You’re not going to show

Just over a week ago my family took a trip up to the Montgomery County Circuit Courthouse in Rockville, Maryland. It was the last step in a very long process. Our daughter is now officially ours in the eyes of Uncle Sam and a US citizen. It’s an odd situation. For the last two and

This weekend my son, Gabe, went to Holi, an Indian holiday where everyone is given bags of colored powder that they throw on everyone else.  There is also a ton of music, tablas, chanting, and an outdoor party atmosphere. Holi is a spring festival also known as the festival of colors and the festival of

My wife, Laura, wanted to get rid of that red couch for some time. The deal was finally sealed when my German Shepherd puppy, Sita, chewed a big hole right in the front. In the picture you can see the hole just under Sita’s front paw. The pup (now 106#) was teething and though we

That’s what my daughter, Ruchi, said to me last night just a couple of hours before I wrote this down. She was bragging about how she had hacked into our family computer. To the right you see the two of us at the diner Sunday morning. She is holding up a milkshake she is proud

Here in DC we are with snow again!  This has to be a great year to be a kid; the snow keeps coming adjacent to the weekends forcing schools to close. This is the 5th such snow in the last 3 months! Are these snows inconveniences? Not if you’re ready!  By ready I don’t mean

If you find yourself dissatisfied with your own performance, here is an assessment that will uncover what you can do about it.  When it comes to those things you can influence, these five factors are what enable you to deliver results. To the extent than any one is weak or inadequate, your performance will be