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When life unfolds in unwanted or disturbing ways, we can find ourselves lamenting our disappointments to like-minded people. But, complaining not only fails to improve matters, it makes them worse because it adds negative energy and fuels more of the stuff we...

Change the World

Much of what happens in life is beyond our control, but how we experience and feel about it is our creation. Developing greater self-understanding requires looking at our own behavior and taking responsibility for our experience. Those who complain with frustration...

How We Got Here

The world didn’t get the way it is by accident. Countless forces have been in play, yielding and advancing until this moment came to be, just as it is. This moment is the net result of everything that’s come before. There’s no one person to blame, no...

Raise the Paradigm of Politics

Politics functions in an ‘us against them’ paradigm, stemming from a false premise of separation. It’s fun in sports, but insufficient for determining our social fate. Everyone on this planet is an expression of and animated by the same energetic...

Feedback Is Your Friend

If you look at every interaction, event, opportunity and challenge as information providing you with important insight on what you’ve been doing, are doing and could be doing, everything that ever happens will help guide your growth. Doing the same things...

Advising Your Younger Self

If we could travel back to the past and give counsel to our younger selves, we’d probably say, “Relax, don’t worry!” Most people acknowledge that their biggest challenges provided them with the most valuable experiences and growth. In light of...