March 2013

Does the culprit stare you straight in the face, or are the demons long buried deep in a well sealed with a heavy lid? Does an unsettling realization surface in your consciousness when you try to resist? Do you secretly desire a flash of insight, a clearer understanding, a map?

Mirror, mirror, on the wall we query, hoping for reassurance, validation, the ok that we can continue in the safety and confines of inertia. With any luck or divine guidance, what reflects back to us from the kind mirror will be a gentle nudge, a taunt, a dare – today might be the day to start! Start what? I’m guessing you already know the answer, or if not fully formed you are at least aware that something in your life might need to change. For example, I confess that I, along with many of my colleagues and students, occasionally practice the dark art of perfectionism masquerading as procrastination. Read More »