Communicating is creating: Transforming foes into friends

Communicating is creating: Transforming foes into friends

Reflections (A wisdom story) Once upon a time, a Russian peasant went to visit Moscow, the big city. He arrived at its fanciest hotel. His boots were covered with mud, his clothing was torn, and his appearance was dishevelled. Despite all this, the clerk at the hotel...
The creative attitude: the ability to be aware and respond

The creative attitude: the ability to be aware and respond

“In talking about creativity, let us consider its two possible meanings: creativity in the sense of creating something new, something which can be seen or heard by others, such as a painting, a sculpture, a symphony, a poem, a novel, etc., or creativity as an...
The cultivation of the peak experience

The cultivation of the peak experience

“I sat, a solitary man, In a crowded London shop, An open book and empty cup On the marble table-top. While on the shop and street I gazed My body of a sudden blazed; And twenty minutes more or less It seemed, so great my happiness, That I was blessed and could...