http://www.wisdomout.com/wordpress From Wisdom Out: Stories about real people who transform adversity into growth. Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:27:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "These precious illusions in my head did not let me down when I was defenseless, and parting with them is like parting with invisible best friends." ~Alanis Morissette Linda found herself in a relationship with a man I'll call Clyde, who turned out to be a ... http://www.wisdomout.com/wordpress/?p=13 This month's Wisdom Out (April 2010) newsletter focused on how people know when they have found The One. For those who seek to be in a committed relationship, but who perceive themselves as lacking in good judgment about these matters, finding The One can feel more like a dilemma ... http://www.wisdomout.com/wordpress/?p=12 "Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing." --Lao Tzu Mr. Proskey was a farmer-and he was my neighbor some years back when I lived in Iowa. I met him in a panic when I banged on his front door to tell him his cows were ambling down the ... http://www.wisdomout.com/wordpress/?p=11 Acceptance without strings attached, enhances romantic relationships. It is tempting to say, "Duh." But why then, do so many people who are great in other areas of their life struggle in romantic relationships? In this month's Wisdom Out Newsletter, I wrote about the value of "understanding" over "knowing" one's ... http://www.wisdomout.com/wordpress/?p=10 It is easy to judge a decision as being wise after the fact, when the outcome and impact is visible. But is there a way to mindfully make wise decisions? I really believe there is. Here are the principles that seem to be operating in the process ... http://www.wisdomout.com/wordpress/?p=9 Teresa McCoy is a member of the Cherokee Nation living in Cherokee, NC. When I interviewed her for Wisdom Out, and asked her to speak about love, she told me something that continues to have a ripple effect in my life. She said, "You must get up ... http://www.wisdomout.com/wordpress/?p=8 A very wise friend and I were laughing about how we succumb, once in a while, to climbing up the "ladder of assumptions" (Senge, 1994). This is an invisible process that occurs between your ears, in your sometimes addled brain. At its most troublesome, making inferences in the ... http://www.wisdomout.com/wordpress/?p=7 Just last month the Harvard MBA program asked students and alumni to sign an oath that pledges they will use their management skills and knowledge to serve the greater good. Billions of business people already operate this way - in fact I interview many of them for my wisdom ... http://www.wisdomout.com/wordpress/?p=6 *** *** *** The seed for what is now known as the Next of Kin Registry (NOKR) was planted years ago when Mark Cerney’s childhood caretaker, MiMi passed away while Mark was on his honeymoon. MiMi was in a care center at the time, where Mark visited her ... http://www.wisdomout.com/wordpress/?p=5 “To my extreme mortification I grow wiser every day” --Lady Mary Wortley Montagu English letter author & poet (1689 - 1762) Warning: What follows is a description of a tedious pet peeve—insignificant in every way except for how irritated I allow it to make me. I tell it to ... http://www.wisdomout.com/wordpress/?p=3