I learned a while back that I’d be lots happier if I accepted things as they were, rather than expecting them to be different. Adopting this attitude brings with it benefits hard to imagine. The trick is to remain calm and go along with the things you can’t change.

On the first leg of my flight from Grand Junction, Colorado to Phoenix, on my way home from a wonderful trip . . .

Motivational speaker and author Jack Mierop will make multiple stops next week throughout the Grand Valley, including a presentation at a Cavalcade Deep Tea event, 201 E. Aspen Ave. in Fruita, on Wednesday, Oct. 2.

[Grand Junction, CO—October 2, 2013] It is widely understood that distressing experiences and self-doubt can imprison us psychologically. Without understanding how we can become stuck in unhealthy behavioral patterns and the degree to which negative thinking infects our attitudes and the way we live, we experience difficulty moving forward.

[Long Beach, CA—August 9, 2013] It is widely understood that distressing experiences and self-doubt can imprison us psychologically. Without understanding how we can become stuck in unhealthy behavioral patterns and the degree to which negative thinking infects our attitudes and the way we live, we experience . . .

Motivation, the power of choice, and understanding peace has become a mantra for Jack Mierop. A Cal State Fullerton professor, excelling in Human Communication, Mierop, has discovered a way to cherish communication by targeting a broader audience.

As I walk to the busy building where my interviewee is waiting, I review the questions I will ask in my head. On the elevator going up, I think back to the first time I met this person. I was quickly intimated; he was extremely different from any other adult I had ever met. He cussed, had a great sense of humor, and said exactly what he was thinking. As I walked into the small room he calls his office, I saw him sitting in front of a computer. He looked normal enough, wearing a lavender dress shirt with a matching tie, casual blue jeans and shiny black dress shoes. Yet, as we all know, looks can be deceiving…