Return on Encouragement (ROE)

by | Aug 4, 2013 | Acceptance, Beliefs, Ease

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...

The Most Important Moment–NOW

by | Jun 9, 2013 | Beliefs, Judgments, Perception

When what you’re experiencing is unappealing and you wish you were somewhere else, doing something else, try radical acceptance. No matter how useless, nonsensical, uncomfortable or annoying it is, view it as being necessary and therefore, okay. Square off to...

Attitude Adjustments

by | Jun 4, 2013 | Attention, Gratitude

The right attitude can help you enjoy anything. No matter what it is, when you decide to look more deeply into it, you’ll always find something for you. When you commit to looking for meaning and connection in what you’re doing, your attention shines a...

How Could You Ever Fail?

by | Feb 3, 2013 | Appreciation, interpretation

You’re a work in progress and the only one who can determine whether or not you’ve failed at any endeavor. Will you only be satisfied when you achieve the precise results you envisioned before you began the project (when you had much less information)? Or,...

Self-Awareness is the Balm – Part II

by | Jan 22, 2013 | Attention, Focus

Once you develop the regular practice of observing your thoughts, you’ll know without a doubt that the way you feel is inextricably connected to the way you think. When you criticize, worry, lament, or feel like a victim, you can’t possibly feel good. When...