For the First Time

Children have such a marked curiosity and freshness that it gives them an innocence and purity that many adults have lost. They have very few preconceived notions, so this little conscious being is fully present with people and situations. They don’t assume they...

Processing Discomfort

We now live in a time of anxious uncertainty. Feel it. Embrace it. Try deeply accepting what is. Resistance creates bigger problems down the line. Feeling our discomfort, fear, anxiety and grief frees us from their shadow and opens us up to full frontal living. We can...

Opportunity for Self-Reflection

There’s no better time than now to reevaluate the way we think about ourselves and the world. When security and predictability are tenuous, we have little choice but to examine our point of view. In the face of a changed world, what is it that we’re...

Don’t Borrow Problems

Problems are usually mental constructs. They are vehicles upon which we project our fears and suffer. We are highly skilled at creating a wide array of scary scenarios. Our bodies react to this stress as if there is clear and present danger. This detracts from our...

Choice in Every Moment

Most of us suffer from the misconception that who we are is a fait accompli. We believe we might be able to improve this, fix that or grow a bit but, deep down, we think the potential for transformation is limited. This is incorrect. When we apply ourselves, every...

Effort and Detachment

It’s common to think that detachment means we don’t care. Many of us believe that, if we let go of our worry and anxiety about the outcome of our endeavors, our motivation will flag and our performance will suffer. That concern comes from a superficial...