(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement, or enlightenment.) “If you can see your whole life’s path laid out then it’s not your life’s path.” Joseph Campbell Coaching Point: So often people worry about their future because they can’t see it clearly all the way to the end. Campbell’s observation can help you let go of…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement, or enlightenment.) “Once she had read about a meadow in the forest that could only be found by someone who had lost their way. To her mind this captured some of the mystical dimension of human existence. If only one dared to get lost, one could find the unexpected.”…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement, or enlightenment.) “The mind that is not baffled is not employed.” Wendell Berry Coaching Point: The full text is, “It may be that when we no longer knowwhich way to go we have begun our real journey. The mind that is not baffled is not employed. The impeded stream…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement, or enlightenment.) “His eyes took it all in and let only some of it out.” A remembered line in a long un-remembered book Coaching Point: Have you ever encountered someone like that, someone who takes it all in? If you did how would you know? What is their…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement, or enlightenment.) “We shall not cease from explorationAnd the end of all our exploringWill be to arrive where we startedAnd know the place for the first time.” T.S. Eliot Coaching Point: Just about everyone has been exposed to this Eliot snippet from his “Little Gidding” poem. The usual focus…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement, or enlightenment.) “Better be than seen.”Old Proverb Coaching Point: Be is from within. Seen is without.To be Seen well takes work.To Be well takes different work.How are you Being? Copyright 2024 Steve Straus. All rights reserved…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement, or enlightenment.) “When all else fails, hug the dog.” A sign in the vet’s office this morning Coaching Point: You may or may not be a ‘dog person’ or even a ‘pet’ person. Doesn’t matter. Perhaps you have some other way of connecting with that which is beyond yourself…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement, or enlightenment.) “Every dream has an origin story.” Tag line for a bank (Origin Bank, of course) Coaching Point: We frequently talk about dreams. The importance of having dreams. The motivation they provide. The organizing energy they attract. Their ultimate effect. Dreams are important. Look deeper. Something causes each…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement, or enlightenment.) “Lovers don’t need to always understand each other,as long as they’re understanding of each other.” Rudolph Lambert Fernandez Coaching Point: You never know where wisdom will make itself obvious! This quote was in a review of the now decades-old Oscar-winning movie “Children of a Lesser God.” The…

(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement, or enlightenment.) “Play!” The advice of countless wise people Coaching Point: The act of playing creates energy.It triggers creativity.Play provides a path to escape from mind numbing routine.Play attracts others to join you.And yet many people (read: adults) have forgotten to tap into and benefit from play.Do you have…