March 19th 2008

PLEASE VISIT MY NEW BLOG AT www.chuckcraytor.com I cannot take full credit for the following post. A version of this article was sent to me several years ago. Since that time I have made several revisions to it. Learning it is difficult because our society teaches us about good and bad, right and wrong. We [...]

October 20th 2007

PLEASE VISIT MY NEW BLOG AT: www.chuckcraytor.com A few years ago, I was having lunch with a few participants in a training program I was attending in Seattle. One woman at the table began to share about her work. She was working as a secretary for an insurance company. She expressed a desire to change [...]

April 2nd 2007

PLEASE VISIT MY NEW BLOG AT www.chuckcraytor.com We are challenged to live contributive lives—to make progress in the face of the challenges before us. Essential to success and fulfillment in life is appreciation and gratitude. The qualities of appreciation and gratitude are often dismissed. “I want results not appreciation,” the business owner told me. For [...]

March 6th 2007

PLEASE VISIT MY NEW BLOG AT www.chuckcraytor.com Our environment reflects our inner state of life. Everyone exists in relationship. Our relationships serve as a mirror for our life, and an opportunity for transformation and healing. Through developing fulfilling and enduring relationships our well-being, health, and happiness will be greatly improved. The Chinese character for “person” [...]

September 2nd 2005

PLEASE VISIT MY NEW BLOG AT www.chuckcraytor.com We share a common desire to live meaningful lives and for our communities to prosper.Yet, the task can seem so daunting that many people resign to concerns only for their own or their family’s well-being. Over time, we discover that such an intent focus on our personal welfare [...]