Saturday, March 31, 2018. I peel a supermarket banana, hold it to my nose. It has almost no scent. It is too hard and mealy, a pale yellow. He, who usually spoke carefully, in clipped tones with accurate grammar, only then allowed a hint in his voice of the reef-sheltered harbor where he was born.

Friday, March 30, 2018. The Play Within the Play. From Out of the Box Coaching with the Enneagram. Clients with Enneagram style Three. Seek approval from outside themselves. They typically list their accomplishments during each coaching meeting. Will you reinforce that in-the-box behavior by approving or will you help them see this habitual behavior as it occurs with you? Clients with Enneagram style Six. Seek authority and then challenge it. Will you be caught in this pattern? Those .

Out of the Box Self-Coaching Tips. , Enneagram Coach and Mentor. Monday, February 5, 2018. The Golem effect designates the opposite.

, Enneagram Coach and Mentor. Friday, April 6, 2018. Life without play is a grinding, mechanical existence organized around doing the things necessary for survival. Play is the stick that stirs the drink. It is the basis of all art, games, books, sports, movies, fashion, fun, and wonder.

Mary Bast, Enneagram Coach and Mentor. Wednesday, August 5, 2015. Alter the Interaction, Not the Other Person. Operating from this premise, you may have unwittingly attempted solutions that continue or even exaggerate the perceived problem.

Mary Bast, Enneagram Coach and Mentor. Sunday, June 7, 2015. I Know What Endarkenment Is. Charles Tart, Enneagram Monthly. And it does feel like.

Wednesday, May 20, 2015. These years still hold the girl. Who smiled quietly, followed. Said yes, and yes, and yes. To the dying boy with one leg. Who danced like a moody pirate. Hijacked, she leaned against the rails. Halfway between Paris and New York. Deep sea field of flickering diatoms. Tuned to the rocking even as she slept. Of luminescent glow in the dark blooms. She told of oceanic love letters.