Understanding we are Worthy, Capable, Connected, and Called to Adventure for a more Joyful and Resilient Life
“People never change.” I overheard a woman say this in a coffee shop a few years ago. I could sympathize with her on this. I thought of some of the problems I had dealt with in my own life or problems I knew other people dealt with. Human beings can get really stuck in their… Continue reading We Can Change
Is it okay to try the easy way? I am all for working hard and challenging ourselves to grow. Of course having a strong work ethic is admirable and valuable. Sometimes, however, we try so hard all the time that we actually undermine our efforts and discourage what we want to bring about. For example...… Continue reading It’s Okay To Try the Easy Way
We can respond to our human pain with judgment or compassion. Compassion is always the wiser and better choice. Compassion starts with the understanding that we are human and not superhuman. Human or Superhuman? To be human is to be finite, which means that we get sick, we make mistakes, we fail, we experience change,… Continue reading Judgment or Compassion
Compassion: It is one of the most important, underrated, and meaningful gifts we can give to ourselves and to others. Compassion and Suffering Let me define compassion. Compassion comes from the Latin words cum (with) and patior (to suffer). This etymology suggests that compassion means “to suffer with” or to be “with suffering”. When we… Continue reading Compassion: A Way Forward Through Suffering
This is a brief guide to self-love and how it differs from selfishness. And if you want to read a more in depth post about this idea, you might like this one: Why Self-Love is Not Selfishness and Narcissism You might also like to read about my own experience with authentic self-love here: Seven Steps… Continue reading The Difference Between Self-Love and Selfishness
I like thinking about the ideal soil for growing our ideal selves. And that is because many of us pick up the message along the way that if we want to be better people or if we want to improve ourselves, we must be really hard on ourselves. So, we learn to criticize and berate… Continue reading The Ideal Soil for Growing Your Ideal Self
Friend: You have so much creative wisdom inside of you. Sometimes we listen to everyone but ourselves, and that is often because we have problems listening to, or trusting in, the wisdom inside of us. It is okay and good to trust ourselves. When we set an intention to act in love, and we listen… Continue reading When You Feel Confused
There are a lot of bad things in the world, so it is completely normal that we will feel hopeless sometimes. I want to be honest that I feel hopeless sometimes. Sometimes I feel hopeless about politics. Sometimes I feel hopeless about violence and idiocy. Sometimes I feel hopeless about all of the suffering in… Continue reading What To Do When We Feel Hopeless
Recently, I have discovered the healing power of staying in the moment. I don't know about you, but I spend a lot of time worrying. For example, I worry about a choice I made months or a year ago. And I worry about how something is going to turn out five years from now. Or… Continue reading The Healing Power of Staying in The Moment
Asking for things, stating my needs, being clear about what I want: these are things that make me nervous. In fact, historically, I have often been pretty bad altogether about being honest about what I want or need. When I think about why this is so, I realize it is because I somehow picked up… Continue reading That Time I Asked the Universe for a Hammock, and It Magically Showed Up at My Door