NEWSLETTER ARTICLES
From THE LENS – Issue 27: May 2016
Leading with Compassion
Compassion Is as Compassion Does
By PAUL D. HOUSTON
Leading with Compassion
By STEPHEN SOKOLOW
When Is Charity Truly Charity
By ADAM SOKOLOW
Compassion - The View from Above
By PETER and ANNE SELBY
The Silver Rule
By MAYBETH CONWAY
Compassion and Rules
By CHRISTA METZGER
The Compassionate Leader
By THOMAS VONA
True Compassion
By KATHLEEN ALFIERO
Reach Out and Touch Someone
By BOB COLE
Letters to the Editor
From Our Readers
From THE LENS – Issue 26: September 2015
The Power of Expectation
What Are We Expecting?
By PAUL D. HOUSTON
The Power of Expectation
By STEPHEN SOKOLOW
Why We Often Get What We Don't Expect
By ADAM SOKOLOW
The Power of Expectation
By PETER and ANNE SELBY
The Expectation Express
By MAYBETH CONWAY
Expect the Unexpected
By CHRISTA METZGER
Believing in Others Fosters Positive Outcomes
By THOMAS VONA
Never Let the Other Shoe Fall
By KATHLEEN ALFIERO
A Majority of One
By BOB COLE
Book Review of The Wise Leader
By BRIAN L. BENZEL
Letters to the Editor
From Our Readers
From THE LENS – Issue 25: December 2014
Principle of Manifesting Your Vision
Make It So
By PAUL D. HOUSTON
A Vision of Healing and Wholeness
By STEPHEN SOKOLOW
Never Let It Rest
By ADAM SOKOLOW
Goal Setting for Health and Healing
By PETER and ANNE SELBY
A Nearsighted Vision Quest
By MAYBETH CONWAY
Musing and Manifesting
By CHRISTA METZGER
Book Review: The Spiritual Dimension of Leadership: 8 Key Principles to Leading More Effectively
By JOSEPH W. FURNO
Letters to the Editor
From Our Readers
From THE LENS – Issue 24: April 2014
Principle of Our Unique Life Lessons
Appreciating Our Life's Lessons
By PAUL D. HOUSTON
Our Unique Life Lessons
By STEPHEN SOKOLOW
A Difficult Lesson to Swallow
By ADAM SOKOLOW
Earth School
By PETER and ANNE SELBY
Using the Experiences of Our Lives
By TOM VONA
Succeeding in Earth School
By CHARLES MITCHEL
The School of Life
By CHRISTA METZGER
The Better It Gets, The Better It Gets—A Simple But Profound Story
By KATHLEEN ALFIERO
Onward!
By ROBERT COLE
Letters to the Editor
From Our Readers
From THE LENS – Issue 23: December 2013
Principle of Intention
Not All Intention is Created Equal
By PAUL D. HOUSTON
The Power of Intention
By STEPHEN SOKOLOW
Using Intention to Practice a Spiritually Healthy Lifestyle
By ADAM SOKOLOW
Intentionality as a Way of Life
By PETER and ANNE SELBY
Turning Intention into Reality
By TOM VONA
Intention: A Powerful First Step—But Only the First Step
By CHARLES MITCHEL
K-9's and Raking Leaves
By CHRISTA METZGER
Mind the Gap
By MAYBETH CONWAY
Part Four of My Three-Part Journey: Daring to Dream
By ROBERT COLE
Letters to the Editor
From Our Readers
From THE LENS – Issue 22: August 2013
Principle of Our Higher Self
Finding Our "Good Twin"
By PAUL D. HOUSTON
Our Higher Self
By STEPHEN SOKOLOW
Spiritual Anatomy
By ADAM SOKOLOW
Aligning with the Higher Self
By PETER and ANNE SELBY
Staying True to One's Higher Self in Daily Life
By TOM VONA
Listening to Our Higher Coach: A Call to Go Deeper
By CHARLES MITCHEL
A Stormy Sail
By CHRISTA METZGER
The 102nd Floor
By KATHLEEN ALFIERO
Reflections on Being the Best for the World: A Conversation with Joan Vitello
By BEA HOLLAND
Three-Part Journey
By ROBERT COLE
Letters to the Editor
From Our Readers
From THE LENS – Issue 21: April 2013
Principle of Balancing Head and Heart
The Head and the Heart—Keeping Them Connected
By PAUL D. HOUSTON
Balancing Head and Heart
By STEPHEN SOKOLOW
Soaring on Two Wings: Head and Heart
By ADAM SOKOLOW
Healing the Relationship Between Heart and Mind
By PETER and ANNE SELBY
The Importance of Balancing the Head with the Heart
By TOM VONA
Wise Mind
By MAYBETH CONWAY
Harmony!
By CHRISTA METZGER
Fast Friends
By KATHLEEN ALFIERO
Hearts and Minds in Habitual Behavior
By DOMENICO PIAZZA
The Primacy, Power, and Possibilities of the Heart
By BEA HOLLAND
Living with Head and Heart
By ROBERT COLE
Letters to the Editor
From Our Readers
From THE LENS – Issue 20: December 2012
Remember, You're Unique, Just Like Everyone Else
By PAUL D. HOUSTON
Our Unique Gifts and Talents
By STEPHEN SOKOLOW
A Life-Enriching Gift: Seeing Synchronicities
By ADAM SOKOLOW
Earth School
By PETER and ANNE SELBY
Paying It Forward, One Principal at a Time
By TOM VONA
Teach Your Teachers Well
By MAYBETH CONWAY
Remember Me
By CHRISTA METZGER
The Wisdom of a Child
By KATHLEEN ALFIERO
Unique Gifts? Hmm...
By ROBERT COLE
Letters to the Editor
From Our Readers
From THE LENS – Issue 19: August 2012
How Now
By PAUL D. HOUSTON
Being Present in the Present
By STEPHEN SOKOLOW
Presence
By ADAM SOKOLOW
Focusing on Now
By PETER and ANNE SELBY
How Do Principals Focus on the Now?
By CHRISTA METZGER
Always Now
By DOMENICO PIAZZA
Mindfulness Education: Keeping Children in the Now
By MAYBETH CONWAY
Do Drop In –The Power of Now
By KATHLEEN ALFIERO
Two Challenging Months of Now
By BEA HOLLAND
The Faces of Now
By ROBERT COLE
Letters to the Editor
From Our Readers
From THE LENS – Issue 18: April 2012
Making the Sum Greater Than the Parts
By PAUL D. HOUSTON
Empowering and Uplifting Others
By STEPHEN SOKOLOW
Empowering Yourself by Healthy Eating
By ADAM SOKOLOW
Giving Back—the Path to an Abundant Life
By PETER and ANNE SELBY
Being an Empowering Principal
By TOM VONA
The Trouble with Empowerment
By CHRISTA METZGER
Empowerment as Enlightenment
By DOMENICO PIAZZA
Powerful Learning through the Reflected Best Self Exercise
By BEA HOLLAND
Uplifting Without the Weights
By KATHLEEN ALFIERO
Attentive Leadership
By ROBERT COLE
Letters to the Editor
From Our Readers
From THE LENS – Issue 17: December 2011
Do As I Do
By PAUL D. HOUSTON
Walk Your Talk
By STEPHEN SOKOLOW
We’re All Feeling It!
By ADAM SOKOLOW
The Journey Toward Integrity
By PETER and ANNE SELBY
The Virtuometer
By MAYBETH CONWAY
Pass It Forward
By TOM VONA
Green Emeralds
By CHRISTA METZGER
“Live Like You Were Dying”
By CLAIRE SHEFF KOHN
Krafty Leaders
By KATHLEEN ALFIERO
Talk Is Cheap
By ROBERT COLE
Letters to the Editor
From Our Readers
From THE LENS – Issue 16: August 2011
Caution When Opening (or Closing) Your Mind
By PAUL D. HOUSTON
The Challenge of Openness
By STEPHEN SOKOLOW
Openness
By DOMENICO PIAZZA
Openness
By PETER and ANNE SELBY
A Stylish Grand Opening
By MAYBETH CONWAY
Let Us Strive Toward Openness
By TOM VONA
The Prisons of Past Experiences
By CHRISTA METZGER
From Less Closed to More Open: The Experiences of the Girl Scouts and an Executive
By BEA HOLLAND and KATHERINE KIMBALL
Single File
By KATHLEEN ALFIERO
Letters to the Editor
From Our Readers
From THE LENS – Issue 15: February 2011
Losing Our Balance
By PAUL D. HOUSTON
Life: A Balancing Act
By STEPHEN SOKOLOW
Be Here Now
By ADAM SOKOLOW
Searching for Balance
By DOMENICO PIAZZA
A Balance Between Yin and Yang
By PETER and ANNE SELBY
Finding Balance?
By CLAIRE SHEFF KOHN
In Defense of Imbalance
By BART PASTERNAK
Balancing Leadership and Personal Growth
By CHRISTA METZGER
The Importance of Balance: A 100-Day Experiment—Mentally, Physically, and Spiritually
By BEA HOLLAND
Letters to the Editor
From Our Readers
From THE LENS – Issue 14: October 2010
It depends on what the meaning of is, is?
By PAUL D. HOUSTON
A Sense of Mission or Purpose
By STEPHEN SOKOLOW
My North Star: A Sense of Purpose
By ADAM SOKOLOW
I and Thou: Mission Possible
By DOMENICO PIAZZA
The En-light-ened Path
By PETER and ANNE SELBY
The Good Life
By CLAIRE SHEFF KOHN
Our Missions Are Different — Our Purpose Is the Same
By KATHLEEN ALFIERO
I Believe
By MAYBETH CONWAY
The Aging Process: What Effect Does It Have on One's Sense of Mission?
By TOM VONA
Search for Meaning
By CHRISTA METZGER
Letters to the Editor
From Our Readers
From THE LENS – Issue 13: August 2010
Soulful Alchemy
By PAUL D. HOUSTON
The Power of Forgiveness
By STEPHEN SOKOLOW
Unreasonable Forgiveness
By ADAM SOKOLOW
What's Past Is Past
By DOMENICO PIAZZA
I Beg Your Pardon! Healing and Forgiveness
By PETER and ANNE SELBY
Aspiring to Amish-Like Radical Forgiveness
By BEA MAH HOLLAND
The Healing Power of Forgiveness
By CLAIRE SHEFF KOHN
My Mirrors
By KATHLEEN ALFIERO
Forgiveness Prevention: Cutting Our Grievances Off at the Pass
By MAYBETH CONWAY
Forgiveness — It's Not as Easy as I Thought It Was
By TOM VONA
Forgiveness Mantras
By CHRISTA METZGER
What Are You Holding Onto That's Holding You Back?
By ROBERT W. COLE
Letters to the Editor
From Our Readers
From THE LENS – Issue 12: April 2010
Being Left-Handed in a Right-Handed World
By PAUL D. HOUSTON
20/20 Foresight
By STEPHEN SOKOLOW
Feeling Squeezed
By ADAM SOKOLOW
Who Has the Right to Stand Up and Be Heard?
By DOMENICO PIAZZA
The Good Fight
By PETER and ANNE SELBY
Doing What's Right by Reversing the Golden Rule: Do Unto Yourself as You Would Do Unto Others
By BEA MAH HOLLAND
But Right According to Whom?
BY CLAIRE SHEFF KOHN
Sir Jiminy Cricket: Tiny Champion of Righteousness
By MAYBETH CONWAY
Reflections on Battles
By CHRISTA METZGER
Don’t Fight—Be
By ROBERT W. COLE
Letters to the Editor
From Our Readers
From THE LENS – Issue 11: January 2010
Saying Grace
By PAUL D. HOUSTON
An Attitude of Gratitude
By STEPHEN SOKOLOW
Two Years to 2012
By ADAM SOKOLOW
No Ordinary Children
By DOMENICO PIAZZA
Healing and Gratitude
By PETER and ANNE SELBY
Gratitude for Options in Clothes and in Life
By BEA MAH HOLLAND
The Benefits of Counting One’s Blessings
BY CLAIRE SHEFF KOHN
Reflecting
By KATHLEEN ALFIERO
A Grateful Hymn
By MAYBETH CONWAY
Have an Attitude of Gratitude
By TOM VONA
Opening Doors
By CHRISTA METZGER
Gratitude Large and Small
By ROBERT W. COLE
Letters to the Editor
From Our Readers
From THE LENS – Issue 10: October 2009
You’ve Been Served
By PAUL D. HOUSTON
Helping Others
By STEPHEN SOKOLOW
It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way
By ADAM SOKOLOW
Serving Others by Listening
By DOMENICO PIAZZA
Service to Others – A Life-Long Focus
By LANEY SOKOLOW
NorthLight School: A Model for Serving Others
By BEA MAH HOLLAND
Service and Civility
BY CLAIRE SHEFF KOHN
Compelled to Write: A Story About Serving Others
By KATHLEEN ALFIERO
Profiles in Service: Eunice Kennedy Shriver and Edward M. Kennedy
By MAYBETH CONWAY
Serving Others Through a Career in Education
By TOM VONA
What if God Were One of Us?
By ROBERT W. COLE
Letters to the Editor
From Our Readers
From THE LENS – Issue 9: July 2009
On the Sunny Side of the Street
By PAUL D. HOUSTON
A Positive Outlook
By STEPHEN SOKOLOW
Bad Things Happen…Then What?
By ADAM SOKOLOW
Invisible Loving
By DOMENICO PIAZZA
Retirement — Twilight or Dawn? Part II
By CHRISTA METZGER
Good News! Developing Partnerships for a Promising Future in Catholic Education
By BEA MAH HOLLAND
Peace and Happiness Through “Positivity”
BY CLAIRE SHEFF KOHN
“Get in the Van”
By KATHLEEN ALFIERO
Accentuating the Positive: Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
By MAYBETH CONWAY
An Amazing Woman
By TOM VONA
Trust in Negotiations
By LAWRENCE KORCHNAK
Being Positive—the Fine Print
By ROBERT W. COLE
Letters to the Editor
From Our Readers
From THE LENS – Issue 8: April 2009
Recalculating
By PAUL D. HOUSTON
Hope’s Many Faces
By STEPHEN SOKOLOW
The Alchemy of Laughter
By ADAM SOKOLOW
Empowering the Learner
By DOMENICO PIAZZA
Retirement — Twilight or Dawn?
By CHRISTA METZGER
The Prospect of Hope and Empowerment in the Aftermath of a Violent Crime
By BEA MAH HOLLAND
Finding Hope
BY CLAIRE SHEFF KOHN
Life’s About Feeling Good
By KATHLEEN ALFIERO
Shhhh…
By MAYBETH CONWAY
Faith, Hope, and Charity
By ROBERT W. COLE
Letters to the Editor
From Our Readers
From THE LENS – Issue 7: January 2009
Not Just a Walk in the Park
By PAUL D. HOUSTON
A Spiritually Conscious Leader…In Obama We Trust
By STEPHEN SOKOLOW
President Obama! My Faith in Democracy Renewed
By ADAM SOKOLOW
Great Teaching Is Great Storytelling
By DOMENICO PIAZZA
‘Trustworthiness’: How Can We Rebuild Broken Trust and Build New Dreams?
By WARREN PHILO ELMER
Using Life’s Lessons in a Totally New Way
By TOM VONA
Who Do You Trust?
BY CLAIRE SHEFF KOHN
Dorothea Mary McFarlane Connolly, My Mother
By KATHLEEN ALFIERO
Incestuous Amplification
By BART PASTERNAK
A Father’s Gratitude (Tempered with Intention)
By ROBERT W. COLE
Letters to the Editor
From Our Readers
A Leader's Prayer
From THE LENS – Issue 6: October 2008
Why Do We Call Them Parties When They Are So Little Fun?
By PAUL D. HOUSTON
Being Spiritual
By STEPHEN SOKOLOW
Regaining Your Inner Smile
By ADAM SOKOLOW
Stories: A Guide to Destiny
By DOMENICO PIAZZA
Caregivers to the Elderly: The Effect of Belief Systems and Behaviors
By BEA MAH HOLLAND with KATHERINE KIMBALL
Two Dynamic School Leaders
By TOM VONA
Optimism Amid Financial Chaos
BY CLAIRE SHEFF KOHN
The Swan Story: A Symbol of Grace
By KATHLEEN ALFIERO
Play On!
By MAYBETH CONWAY
Telling Spiritual Stories
By ROBERT W. COLE
Letters to the Editor
From Our Readers
From THE LENS – Issue 5: July 2008
A Mind Vacation
By PAUL D. HOUSTON
Synchronicity
By STEPHEN SOKOLOW
Changing the Size of Your Here and Now
By ADAM SOKOLOW
I Didn’t Know That!
By DOMENICO PIAZZA
Using a Clearness Committee to Make the Decision to Retire
By BEA MAH HOLLAND
The Power of Storytelling
BY CLAIRE SHEFF KOHN
Tell Me More
By KATHLEEN ALFIERO
Saving Face
By MAYBETH CONWAY
Finding Common Ground
By ROBERT W. COLE
Letters to the Editor
From Our Readers
From THE LENS – Issue 4: April 2008
Lighting Up the Twilight
By PAUL D. HOUSTON
Reiki and Leadership
By STEPHEN SOKOLOW
The Shadow Knows
By ADAM SOKOLOW
The Metaphor
By DOMENICO PIAZZA
Eleanor Roosevelt's Personal Secretary: A Woman of Resilience and Grace
By BEA MAH HOLLAND
A Humbling Experience
By TOM VONA
Spiritual Consciousness Is Growing!
BY CLAIRE SHEFF KOHN
Thinking Good Thoughts
By KATHLEEN ALFIERO
The Wisdom of the Oxygen Mask
By MAYBETH CONWAY
Choosing to Choose
By ROBERT W. COLE
Letters to the Editor
From Our Readers
From THE LENS – Issue 3: January 2008
The Art of Alchemy
By PAUL D. HOUSTON
The Spirituality Tipping Point
By STEPHEN SOKOLOW
Building Bridges, Not Fences
By ADAM SOKOLOW
A Conversation That Matters
By DOMENICO PIAZZA
A Circle of Catalysts
By BEA MAH HOLLAND
Pleasant Surprise
By TOM VONA
Experiential Learning: A Concept Whose Time Has Come (and Has Always Been)
By WARREN PHILO ELMER
A Book or Two...
By KATHLEEN ALFIERO
Living the Power of Words
By ROBERT W. COLE
Letters to the Editor
From Our Readers
From THE LENS – Issue 2: October 2007
Our Spiritual Navigation System
By STEPHEN SOKOLOW
What's Joy Got to Do with It?
By PAUL D. HOUSTON
Smell the Real Roses
By DOMENICO PIAZZA
A Reality Check
By ADAM SOKOLOW
Death of a Loved One Sheds Light on a Life's Deeper Meaning
By BEA MAH HOLLAND
Journal Keeping: Recording the Events of One's Personal and Professional Life
By CLAIRE SHEFF-KOHN
Problems Are Opportunities in Disguise
By JOSEPH L. JAKUBOWSKI
Celebrate School People: A First for the Nation Held in Maine
By KATHLEEN ALFIERO
Rest in Peace
By MAYBETH CONWAY
What If the Moment Sucks?
By ROBERT W. COLE
Yoga Sessions
By CLAIRE DIAB
Letters to the Editor
From Our Readers
From THE LENS – Issue 1: July 2007
The Peskiest Creature
By PAUL D. HOUSTON
The Secret
By STEPHEN SOKOLOW
Harvard Undergrads Can’t Be Wrong
By CLAIRE SHEFF-KOHN
What’s the Big Idea?
By DOMENICO PIAZZA
Being Aware of Blind Spots
By ADAM SOKOLOW
From a Babel of Voices to a Harmonious Chorus
By BEA MAH HOLLAND and MARY JO GREIL
A Disempowering Aspect of NCLB
By JOSEPH L. JAKUBOWSKI
The Empowerment of a First-Year Teacher
By TOM VONA
Remember, Dear, Walk Gracefully
By MAYBETH CONWAY
The Power of Lenses
By ROBERT W. COLE
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