In My Library

The word “awe” resonates and vibrates with the mystery of touching the transcendent. Awe has the power to penetrate any moment or situation. Kelter asks: “What is the end of awe, its unifying purpose?……….The epiphany of awe is that its experience connects our individual selves with the vast forces of life…..” It enables us to […]

“To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work.” – Mary Oliver I know that I am fortunate to have five senses- smell, touch, hearing, taste and sight- yet I sometimes feel like a car that isn’t firing on all cylinders. I have these marvelous gifts that are just there, wallowing in a kind

Do you need a dose of extraordinary real-world experiences and places to fire up your imagination? Look no further than Atlas Obscura, the website and the book. Atlas Obscura is not simply a place for those already predisposed to creative, out-of-the-box thinking. It offers a tremendous resource for all of us to shift perspective, receive inspiration

In shamanic traditions, it is believed that optimum health results from the equal interplay between four archetypes: the Warrior, the Healer, the Visionary, and the Teacher. Through her travels and research, the late Angeles Arrien, Ph.D., anthropologist, author, educator and corporate consultant, developed an appreciation of the universality and applicability of these archetypes to all humankind whatever

Have you ever felt that you are endlessly organizing yourself to become more efficient, so that you can make better use of your time and really feel that you have achieved all that you needed to do in the allotted 24 hours and at the end of the day you will feel fulfilled, happy and

You just have to love the title of this book. How did it come about? For Gordon Mackenzie, who held the title of Creative Paradox in his long career at Hallmark Cards, the giant hairball was that solid, entangled mass of rules, regulations and systems that constitute Corporate Normalcy. The place where creativity dies and

“Know Thyself” Greek aphorism inscribed on the front piece of the Temple of Delphi, often attributed to Socrates It may be that we never truly know our “self”, or that that “self” can change. However, engaging in the continuous process of exploring who we are is how we develop self-awareness. Self-awareness is the foundation for

“To attain knowledge, add things every day. To attain wisdom, remove things every day.”  Lao- Tzu Chinese philosopher We acquire knowledge and experience as we progress through our lives and careers. It is not a shiny object that we decide to pursue and check off our list of achievements. Instead, developing wisdom is a process

Christine Maslach, a preeminent researcher of burnout in the workplace, describes having had burnout in the workplace depicted to her as “an erosion of the soul”. David Whyte, an Anglo-Irish poet, brings his unique vision to the nurture of the “soul” in today’s workplace. After recently reading two of his books- “The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the

Reading The Medici Effect by Frans Johansson triggered visceral moments of excitement, resonance and inspiration within me. No discipline thrives without innovation. Being open to the knowledge and experience of diverse fields of endeavor not only stimulates novel ways of thinking, but promotes the spirit of collaboration. I believe it was around the time I first read