Every year, when January rolls around, my interest in the history and mythology of our calendar peaks. After 300 days of March, I was particularly glad for this January to arise. And since we’re already well into February, it seems our cultural clock is ticking again. To mix myths, it’s…

“You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land; there is no other life but this.” - Henry David Thoreau Father Time Did you know the Greeks…

Chances are that when you hear the word “coffee,” a particular green and white logo comes to mind, the image of a mysterious star-crowned woman with wavy locks flowing over her breasts and two fishtails encircling her body. For many of us today, it’s nearly impossible to think about coffee…

“Myth is much more important and true than history. History is just journalism, and you know how reliable that is.” - Joseph Campbell In my coaching, I lean heavily on myth and metaphor because it is the fastest way I know to get to the root of any pattern. That…

Crossing the Threshold is a symbolic act of commitment and transformation. In the West, it’s traditional for a new groom to carry the bride across through the doorway of their home or bedroom, signifying the adventure of facing life’s challenges together. In the mundane world, a threshold is simply a…

When humanity began to adapt to the spread of the novel coronavirus, it caused interesting psychological reactions. Isolation means different things to different people. In terms of productivity, I noticed two basic responses. Some people (like myself) trumpeted seizing the day. Write your novel! Start a blog! Declutter your homes…

One rainy San Francisco afternoon, I was enjoying a glass of wine with someone I’d met through a mutual friend. When he mentioned that person, warmth filled my chest, and a feeling of affinity and kinship quickened in me. “I love that guy,” I said. The two of them had…

“What’s this?” I asked my mom, my eyes riveted to the TV screen. A beauty queen wrapped in an American flag tossed a rope around two criminals who seemingly had tried to kill her boyfriend. “That’s Wonder Woman.” Her nonchalant answer made it clear she’d completely missed the fact that…

“The truth does seem to change according to who is looking for it — and why.” -Phyllis Chesler The History of Hercules Wonder Woman’s real-world origin begins in World War II America, but elements of her backstory go back to ancient Greek tales of the mighty hero, Hercules. Famous for his incredible strength, Hercules…