“The problem with doing nothing is not knowing when you’re finished.” - Benjamin Franklin After being down sized, I did nothing. Waiting to enter graduate school, I did nothing. After my divorce, I did nothing. After another down-sizing, I did nothing. While searching for the meaning of life, I did nothing. The upper crust female whom I dated dumped me, calling me cheap. I said I wasn’t cheap; “I was broke!” Hence, more alone time, doing nothing. When my mother asked me, “Wha

The jungle drums say we all have an emotional life. Smoke signals from the mountain top say every moment in a person’s life has a feeling, a rhythm, a flow, or a tone. Emotions may have been the first language which we communicated with ourselves and others. At any age courage is needed to maneuver the challenges from infancy to adulthood. Managing yourself in the world is a lifelong practice. Seasons of life change: retirement, health concerns, family transitions, social iso