With Gratitude

Recently I was in Rome at a conference. This is what I learned. It is not the road we travel, but the people we meet on that road that makes the travel of value. For example, being invited to sit beside my teacher and mentor was like sitting beneath a great strong oak tree that blows in the wind, but definitely is rooted solidly in the soil. He might not appreciate that metaphor, but the workshop included an exercise on gratitude. So there you go. Thank you Michael Yapko.

I just finished reading his latest book, "Depression is Contagious". Whether you are clinically depressed or just drowning in your "I have a right to have these feelings" feelings, run to the closest bookstore fast and buy this book. Pay particular attention to "You are not your mood" and questions like: "How do you discriminate between over-thinking and effective thinking?"

Once you embrace this, you will instantly feel so much better...at least I did.

Let go of the past and the future you don't know yet and focus on creating a positive direction on a road oft travelled. Be kind to yourself.

If there is someone out there who does something really well, stop and just ask them
"How do you do that?" And listen.