Author Archives: MentorBoom

“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” Mahatma Gandhi “The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.” Albert Einstein I was reading back … Continue reading →

Seven days without swimming makes one weak. I appreciate swimmers, except when they take their half out of the middle when we’re sharing a lane. Over the years after damaging joints from sports, running and hiking, I am left with the … Continue reading →

Tall ceilings, tile floors, huge walls of windows and glass doors looking out over beautifully kept gardens set the feel of the place. It’s called the Duke Mansion for a reason; it’s a mansion. Along with about a dozen others I sat … Continue reading →

Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.                                                                                                                                                    Buddha Years ago I conducted a series of workshops entitled, “Work as Worship,” which later became, “Bringing Work to Life.”  The … Continue reading →

My religion is very simple.  My religion is kindness.  Dalai Lama Years ago when I heard the Dalai Lama’s comment about his religion being kindness, it struck me like a Zen arrow, straight to the heart.  In some of my … Continue reading →

No, we don’t (smoke cigarettes together). But first thing that happens is, I come in and he’ll say, ‘Boehner, you are almost as dark as me.’ John Boehner to Sean Hannity If we look at the skin color of John … Continue reading →

There is more felicity on the far side of baldness than young men can possibly imagine. ~Logan Pearsall Smith My grandson Griffin turned 15 a few weeks ago. He’s in love, conniving to drive at every opportunity and longing to be … Continue reading →

We’ve lost our Caribou Coffee, the site of so many laughs, connections and quiet conversations in a noisy space.  One day we hear that Caribou is closing several Charlotte locations, but this one, our special one, would survive!  Alas, it wasn’t … Continue reading →

Rigid thinkers cling tightly to preconceptions and generalizations, and often  react with fear or hostility in the face of unexpected change or challenges.  Jagg Xaxx, eHow This week I had an unexpected and jaw dropping encounter.  I was at a … Continue reading →

My old friend Bruce and I were talking last week.  After a couple of letters to the editor of The Asheville Citizen Times he got a call.  It seems they like his take on world and local events and would … Continue reading →