Monthly Archives: June 2009

In the moment…

How many times have you experienced the chaos of so many responsibilities and tasks that you are ready to collapse? What exacerbates a state of overwhelming burdens is the subsequent panic and immobility preventing any action and progress for clearing the infinite-appearing list.
A small shift in our perception and handling of the task overload can bring a [...]

Distraction

How many are the ways we seek distractions, the activities that help us get through life? We pursue fulfillment and some semblance of meaning for our lives in a myriad of ways. We invest ourselves in others, in art, in reading, work, sex, self-medication, religion, shelter, food, and many, many more things.
The question to ask [...]

Judgment

People ask me how I am able to enter and pursue a criminal case that may have the defendant accused of doing very bad things. The question they are really asking is how am I capable of being involved in the defense of such a terrible person.
It is a fair question and reveals the judgmental [...]

One is a terrible number…

Life and the world can be very unfair. People, circumstances, and forces beyond our control can play dangerously with our very survival. People have come in to my life desperately holding on to hope and going through cycles of rage and despair due to the injustice played upon them. Essential in times of turmoil are friends and [...]