Beginner’s Mind

“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.” – Zen Master Shunryo Suzuki.  As you begin this new year, take a fresh look at your life. Suspend all judgments, complaints and disappointments as you examine your life through a...

Relax and Enjoy Life

A measure of a life well lived is having no regrets at the moment of death. Interviews with those close to death reveal the top five consistently held regrets: 1) I wish I’d had the courage to live life being true to myself, not according to what others expected...

Resistance Training

If you want to build your muscles or endurance, you gradually add more weight or distance to your practice regimen. In fact, if you want to improve your skills in any area, you challenge yourself by attempting more and more difficult tasks. New technology emerges...

Return on Encouragement (ROE)

The kind of story you tell yourself has an enormous impact on the way you feel. When you look at your life as a work in process, in which you’re constantly learning and growing, you feel good. If you chastise yourself for incompetence, you feel deflated. You can...

Your Story and the Truth

It’s important to be able to distinguish between your version of events and the truth. Recognizing that you’re viewpoint is filtered through your programming keeps you from getting entangled in unnecessary drama. When you remember that your story...

Effortless Change

The easiest way to affect positive change in your life is to visualize what you want and imagine the joy you’ll feel when it’s a reality. Since what you focus on creates your  experience, it’s best to keep your mind on solutions rather than the...