It would be nice if relationships stayed healthy and strong with no need to foster or cultivate positive synergy.  However, for most of us, we need to invest some attention to those close to us.  Once in the habit of fostering love for those we know, it becomes contagious to those around us.      In recent years I have heard the term “secret sauce” used in various places, but the first time I heard it used was by a marketing consultant in Boston many years ago.  His strategy is to uncover the business’ special ingredient that makes up its secret sauce…

I learned a valuable lesson about disappointment.  Put very simply, despite various disappointments love conquers everything.  Having love in your heart doesn’t prevent you from disappointment, but it provides a framework as to where to start and offers a different perspective.  It makes it less about me and more about countering the disappointment with kindness. I can be criticized, walked over, or sat on, but because I have love in my heart, there’s something that enables me to get up again.  Something that tells me that disappointment doesn’t deserve anger.  That something that picks me up is…

John Lennon’s song, All You Need Is Love, has been playing in my mind this past week.  From podcast to televised church service the common theme has been we are what we believe.  The concept that positive thoughts and actions bring about positive outcomes has long been a topic of discussion among those closest to me.  I see things in terms of the cup 1/2 full and find very little cause to worry.  While others find it very difficult to address all circumstances from a perspective of love and tend to hang on to stress and anxiety. I…