by Peter and Beth Bostwick | Oct 24, 2022 | Observations, Peter's Voice
One-Way and Two-Way Doors A friend of mine told me a trick about looking at decisions. Some decisions are like walking through a two-way door where it is easy to go through and turn around and go back out if you don’t like what you see. Other decisions are like...
by Peter and Beth Bostwick | Oct 17, 2022 | Observations, Peter's Voice
Listen to Your Feelings, but Don’t Follow Them We often talk about the benefits of listening to your gut. Thinking and using logic are important, but paying attention to your intuition – or gut – is essential. When things feel right it’s a good...
by Peter and Beth Bostwick | Sep 19, 2022 | Observations, Peter's Voice
Know Yourself First The other day I was talking to a student at one of my alma maters. I volunteer to help undergrads prepare for life after school. I love hearing a little bit about their perspective on school, work, and life. I’m asked all kinds of wonderful...
by Peter and Beth Bostwick | Aug 29, 2022 | Observations, Peter's Voice
What Are We Arguing About? I learned long ago that the best way to never lose an argument is to not engage in one. I see people arguing all the time. There are so many conflicting opinions on just about every subject. Unfortunately, many people argue about the surface...
by Peter and Beth Bostwick | Aug 16, 2022 | Beth's Voice, Observations
Don’t Lose the Beneficial Changes You’ve Made in the Last 2 Years When I look back, I’m amazed at all the changes that took place during the past couple of years. Almost overnight, people changed how they worked, ate, related to each other, and lived. Covid and...
by Peter and Beth Bostwick | Aug 8, 2022 | Observations, Peter's Voice
How Do You Focus? Michael Poland writes about two kinds of consciousness. I think of them as two types of awareness. He calls them the lantern and the spotlight. As children, we have more of a lantern style. We are just getting used to the world and have a lot to...
