Articles, Essays, and Papers

• Courage on the Wall: An Experience of the Vietnam Memorial, Washington D.C. While some part of all of us may have died in Vietnam, some part of those who died still lives in each of us. September 2006

• Rewriting the Negatives. While it's easy to negate negatives, it ultimately leaves us with nothing. Yet within the negation lies a much more empowering vision if we but draw it out. November 2006

• Instruments for Positive Change. Written as a handout for a talk to a group of Americorps*VISTA Volunteers. April 2003

• A Matter of Choice. Circumstances never dictate a response; whether we see what life brings us as good or bad is a matter of choice. March 2007

• The Power of Thoughts and Words. Even the smallest decision between love and anger can affect the entire world. February 1996/March 2007.

• Questions and Answers on Popular Conceptions of "Simple Living." Simple living is about moving to the country, making your own clothes, growing your own food, and chucking away technology, right? May 2002/July 2007.

• The Hidden Messages of Music The different dimensions of communication in music and how they affect consciousness. Class handout, February 2005 (also in PDF)

• Dynamic Balance: How to be Active, Engaged, and Energetic without Burnout  The principle and application of qualitative balance between equally energetic activities. November 2007 (also in PDF)