The Cost of Pretending

We talk a lot about the risk of being honest — offending someone, losing a connection, saying something that makes people uncomfortable. But we rarely talk about the cost of […]

The Whole Instrument

If you could instantly master any skill, what would it be and why? If I could instantly master any skill, I’d choose piano. Not guitar, not a language, not some […]

“A Soft Answer”

One of my favorite proverbs says that a gentle answer can turn away anger. I have thought about that a lot over the years. We live in a time when […]