UNCONVENTIONAL THINKING BLOG

Last night, I received a message from a dear friend whose marriage has imploded. The love, the laughter, the twilight swims, the Christmas kisses, the hand holding in bed in the middle of the night– all have disappeared in the smog of ugliness, recriminations and worst of all, dreams of what could have been.

In the [...]

It seems to be quite often that I talk to people who tell me they really don’t like their careers, plan to do something else but are just waiting for the time to be right. For the planets to align. For who knows what.

For the most part, they never stop talking about it (how frustrated, [...]

There have been times in my life when I was uncertain whether I would be able to achieve anything worthwhile and once when I was uncertain of my ability to survive.

The first bouts with doubt occurred early in my career, when a road I was on suddenly turned into a brick wall, leaving me pole-axed [...]

The holiday season that is now sparkling all around us is exceptional for many reasons, not the least of which is that it prompts us to put aside our work as the days get ever closer to December 25th and to think of family, friends, priorities and our place in the universe. It is warming, [...]

Every time I hear a conversation about “fate” my eyes glaze over. I am asked,  ”Do I believe if all in life is dictated by an invisible script or am I convinced in the absolute randomness of events?”
There is no reason to answer the question because there is no way to prove or to disprove [...]