No Need to Suffer

by | Jun 8, 2020 | Change, Positive Change

At any given moment, we can become agitated over what is. Believing we know exactly what’s wrong and how things should be, we suffer because we don’t see an immediate, plausible path to bridge the gap between how things are and how we want them to be. No...

The Changing Body

by | Jan 24, 2020 | Authenticity, Change, True Self

As our bodies change with age, we may find ourselves unable to do some of the things we previously enjoyed. This can result in a general malaise or feeling of sadness. Trying to fight it is eventually doomed to failure. The nagging discomfort of resisting change...

Trying Times

by | Nov 23, 2019 | Challenges, Change

Everything feels more difficult when we’re going through major transitions. Minor irritations seem bigger because our bandwidth is smaller. Whether it’s a move, change in relationship, death of a loved one, birth of a baby, illness, career or job change,...

Don’t Believe It

by | Jun 12, 2019 | Change, Fear

Obsessively engaging in fearful thinking takes us down the rabbit hole of doom and gloom. Though most of what we fear never comes to pass, we suffer from our ruminations. The world we experience is a construct of our own creation. We make our own misery or joy as we...

Seeds of Change

by | Apr 17, 2019 | Attitude, Change

Even the most painful experiences can contain seeds that spawn positive change. These seeds can launch us in new directions and open our eyes in ways that would have otherwise been impossible. Though we commonly meet unwanted change with resistance, worrying about the...

Make a Change

by | Jan 22, 2019 | Change

If you aren’t feeling enthusiastic about life, change something. Identify some aspect  that isn’t bringing you joy and take action to make it different. Reduce or eliminate a behavior you believe isn’t good for you and put something else in its...