December 21, 2020
The first movement of Mozart’s 25th Symphony is all fire and fury. Its ominous opening bars set the stage for the 1985 movie Amadeus, which won 8 […]
December 15, 2020
What greater tragedy could befall a man whose entire life, and livelihood, revolves around music than losing the ability to hear sounds? Ludwig von Beethoven began […]
December 13, 2020
Imagine spending 24 hours in a frigid meat locker with 26 other people. Now imagine having to do that for 634 consecutive days during which the […]
December 8, 2020
And Why We Need You to Stay Strong For Us The first time Muhammad Ali fought Ken Norton it was supposed to be an easy tune-up […]
December 4, 2020
This is just a small sampling of news headlines from the past several days that reflect a system in crisis When we are sick or injured, […]
November 30, 2020
Dumpster, our 16-year-old office mascot who was fortunately too slow to catch the coyote When he was a puppy 16 years ago, our beloved dog Dumpster […]
November 20, 2020
“The message from the frontlines is that we are tired, and we’re trying to stick together, we’re trying to be a good team, but it’s getting […]
November 17, 2020
Everyday Courage for Extraordinary Times I recently spoke with a leader at one of the organizations that’s sharing our new course Everyday Courage for Extraordinary Times with their […]
November 11, 2020
Learn More! Marlene Crouse is Regional Director of Case Management Operations at WellSpan Health in Pennsylvania. They started the 21-week series on Everyday Courage for Extraordinary Times yesterday. […]
November 6, 2020
I once read that 99% commitment is the most painful condition in human experience while 100% commitment is the most liberating. You cannot 99% jump off […]
October 31, 2020
History does not record the name, or the fate, of this one brave German who refused to give the Hitler salute Many of the men in […]
October 24, 2020
Courage is the most important of all values in an age of anxiety! Download the flyer for Everyday Courage for Extraordinary Times Winston Churchill said that […]
October 21, 2020
Whatever you most need will be hardest for you to find precisely at the time you need it the most. This is the ultimate paradox in […]
October 14, 2020
Psychologists and sociologists have long argued which is the more important factor in human development – nature or nurture – and what is the relative weight […]
October 5, 2020
Katherine Hoover was one of the leading female composers of the 20th century, but she almost talked herself out of following her bliss (the memorable phrase […]