The V-Word

“Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better take things as they come along with patience and equanimity.” -Carl Gustav Jung

Today positivity means balance. The Buddhist teachings on equanimity are the texts I study, and today I realize that I need to double my efforts. The height of...

“I was thrown out of college for cheating on the metaphysics exam; I looked into the soul of the boy sitting next to me.” -Woody Allen

On the drive up to the State Tennis tournament and with graduation just weeks away, we were listing the names of the kids we knew in common to find out where they will head off next year. As we were talking, I learned about a boy who I had known since my...

Listen to the director’s side of feminist pornography with Candida Royalle, founder of Femme Productions and pioneer of feminist erotica produced by and for women and couples. In addition to hearing about the best of her 18 films which she wrote, directed and produced, we also talk about her inspiration and experience that was behind her book How to Tell a Naked Man What to Do: Sex Advice From a...

“The power of love to change bodies is legendary, built into folklore, common sense, and everyday experience. Love moves the flesh, it pushes matter around… Throughout history, “tender loving care” has uniformly been recognized as a valuable element in healing.“ ~Larry Dossey

Does mental health enhance sexual wellness? Does sexual wellness enhance mental health? Yes and yes. Creating your...

“And the Angel said, ‘I have learned that every man lives, not through care of himself, but by love.'” -Leo Tolstoy

I have always believed in angels and I remember years ago, before I knew much of anything about investment conferences or business plans, that I would find an angel to help me make this business real. As the years wore on and the realities of business ventures and investment...

“They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.” -Carl W. Buechner

I have been organizing a 6^thgrade basketball team for my youngest daughter this spring. I have seen my fair share of the antics and intensity that accompanies youth sports over many years as my boys have competed at high levels in everything from soccer to tennis to basketball. Today was a...

“Eighty percent of success is showing up.” –Woody Allen

The most positive thing you can do with your life is to show up consistently and authentically. It seems like stating the obvious, but in day-to-day life there are more people who check out of their relationships and quit on their commitments than you would think. Sometimes this is a conscious choice, but more often it is the small...

“Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that demanded our best.” -Theodore Isaac Rubin

I should actually feel happier than I do tonight. The intensity of preparation and the work is over, at least for the weekend. All kinds of accolades from acquaintances and friends far and near came through today....

“The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur.”-Vince Lombardi

Winning feels a bit like a hallucination. I am so accustomed to the doing and the trying that for so long has characterized the incremental progress of Good Clean Love that being recognized as a winner feels a bit foreign. I won the...