"Shame", says Brené, "will always be in our lives because the only people who don't experience shame are those who have lost the capacity for empathy or connection." (17:48 - 17:53) We're human. We all experience the painful belief that there's something about us that makes us unworthy of love and belonging.

For such a small bird, it had given me a profound personal insight. The flicker's message was timely and one I couldn't ignore.

Connecting with self opens many doors to finding out who you are inside. It also enables one to connect with others on a different level.

A rabbit hole look at the Cool Beat Generation while sitting in a Kool bistro wondering what our grandchildren would consider Cool.

My name is Alice, and today I’d like to talk about rabbit holes. Lewis Carroll's Alice fell down a peculiar rabbit hole and had the most amazing adventures one could imagine. Perhaps many creative types are familiar with their own versions of rabbit holes. I can name a few reasons for using them–researching, safety, hiding, daydreaming, distraction, amusement, avoidance–all with no idea of the passage of time. Another reason is plain curiosity. I call it the ‘shiny’ thing, wh