Category: Personal stories

The ancient Greeks had a strange little habit. They practiced death. Socrates believed that philosophy was, in some way, a preparation for death. A practice of…

Stress has a bad reputation. And rightly so, in many cases. Too much stress, for too long, with no rest in sight, can wear us down. It can leave us exhausted…

We like to think we are creatures of reason, that we move through life guided by logic, clarity, and some basic agreement about what is real. But that’s not quite how…

Today I’m celebrating Orthodox Easter, and my post is about love as if it’s Valentine’s Day. That’s how I seem to be wired. Out of sync with time. Blame it on…

Somewhere along the way we’ve learned to treat life like an arrival gate. I’ll be okay when I get there. I’ll rest when I finish this. I’ll feel better when…

Spring is here. Technically. The calendar says we’ve crossed into a new season. But Buffalo is doing what Buffalo does best: keeping the sky grey, the air cold, and the trees…

Last week, I did not write my Sunday post. At first, I felt the pressure of guilt coming over me. After all, I had made a commitment…

When I first began designing my coaching courses, I didn’t have any particular concept in mind. I was working from my own experience, applying what worked for me, and…

Lately I got carried away scrolling through Facebook and started to wonder… whatever happened to kindness? Not the performative kind. Not the “good vibes” kind. But the kind that…

The AI agent is a hot topic these days. Everywhere you turn, a human has been replaced by a calm, always-in-control digital voice that promises to help you. And if you try hard enough…