Cool, Calm Water – The Art of Under-Reacting
Recently I read an article which spoke about the benefits of “under-reacting” when life’s difficult situations unfold and it got me thinking. In my own life I can often observe the full spectrum of...
View Article5 Steps to Help Lift Your Mood
Lifting your mood – easier said than done. Often people make suggestions that can take a lot of effort, or the timing is not right. What to do? Allow me to share five mood lifting habits that worked...
View ArticleRebounding from Rock Bottom
In life we deal with inevitable highs and lows. While we wish everything could just be okay all the time, we find out the longer that life goes on that things don’t exactly always go as we would like...
View ArticleI’m Learning to Brave the Stillness Now
“Have you thought of everything?” my mind asks as I consider the future. “Are you sure?” (Of course, I’m never as sure as it would like.) “This worries me,” it says. “You must be absolutely certain.”...
View ArticleRelax the Rules
Thomas Edison once said, “There are no rules here — we’re trying to accomplish something.” That’s the heart, inspiration, determination and spirit of an inventor speaking. You’re an inventor . . . the...
View Article11 Tips for Living a Better Life
I’ve been very sad at points. I’ve been lonely. I’ve felt like I was no good at anything. I felt like I didn’t know what the rules were. For happiness. For living. How can I find out? And I felt that I...
View ArticleNaked Prayer
I’ve always prayed. To heal. To have. I pray for people I love and people I have a hard time liking. I’ve sat in prayer circles petitioning rain and for someone’s cancer to dissolve. I know dozens of...
View ArticleOne Decision That Removes a Thousand Later Decisions
“One strategic choice eliminates a universe of other options and maps a course for the next five, ten, or even twenty years of your life. Once the big decision is made, all subsequent decisions come...
View ArticleHave You Already Given up on Love? Here’s How to Give Love Another Chance.
Do you feel that you will never find love? Maybe you should think again. “Somewhere someone is looking for exactly what you have to offer.”– Louise Hay. “Someday all the love you have given away, will...
View ArticleWhat to Do When You Feel Stuck in That “Next” Decision
Imagine waking up every morning with an inner drive that leads you to make your everyday decisions with confidence with loads of energy in the midst of it all? I often write about exhaustion, feeling...
View ArticleThe Key to Happiness Is Breaking All the Rules
“If people are talking behind your back, be happy that you are the one in front.” Mashaal Mughal Do you believe you can be utterly happy? Most of us, unfortunately, believe in unhappiness. We wish to...
View ArticleSpring Is Here
Spring is here!! As a new season begins to bloom, many of us are motivated to do spring cleaning. From our closets to our cupboards, we finally get rid of the shirt we’ve had since college and toss eye...
View ArticleDaylight Saving Time! How to Survive the Loss of an Hour of Sleep.
There’s a very helpful Daylight Saving Time mnemonic: “spring forward, fall back.” This Sunday, we “spring forward” and turn our clocks ahead one hour — which means losing an hour of sleep. And for...
View ArticleHello, Abundance? Why Isn’t My Vision Board Working?
Manifesting Health, Wealth & Happiness We hear a lot about manifesting abundance. It sounds good, but what does it really mean? Beyond the cliché of conjuring up money, manifestation is based on...
View Article5 Ways to Stop Attracting Toxic Relationships
Unfortunately, most people have been in an unhealthy, toxic relationship at least one time in their lives, if not more. A toxic relationship can tear your emotions in two completely different...
View ArticleThe Awakening of Selfless Love
A middle-aged man had recently moved into a new city and, soon after, decided that he wanted to explore his immediate area, maybe meet some of his neighbors, as well as visit some of the interesting...
View ArticleOn Feeling Incompetent
At some point, grown ups get tired of the feeling that accompanies growth and learning. We start calling that feeling, “incompetence.” We’re not good at the new software, we resist a brainstorming...
View ArticleGenerous People Have More to Give
A few weeks ago in Miami I only had a $5 bill when it came time to get out of the airport shuttle. I’d love to tell you I gave the driver five bucks instead of the usual $1-2, but I kept it in my...
View Article8 Things I Wish I Spent More Time Avoiding
When I was 17 I was daydreaming while driving a car. I had just had a chess lesson and beaten my instructor in a surprising way. He was surprised and quickly reset the pieces so he could have revenge...
View ArticleHow to Gracefully Handle Painful Rejections
I was this close to landing a feature on the National Geographic channel. A producer pitched me on the idea of discussing my near death experience in India involving giardia and dehydration. After an...
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