I have always been fascinated by what “other people are doing”. When I was very young, I found the neighbor’s custom of having black beans and pirogies on New Year’s Eve fascinating. Many cultures regard the new year as an auspicious time for new beginnings. The Roman god Janus had two faces, one looking forward and the other looking back. We want to usher in good luck, whether it...

When Gail, my friend and fellow hypnotherapist said, “You gotta see my new toy!” I really wasn’t that excited. When I saw her new toy was a gizmo that attaches to your fingers causing things to happen on the computer screen, I thought, “Great, an expensive mood ring!” My resistance on a scale of 1-10 was well over a thousand, but I buckled down and started to pay attention. “It...