From the time we are wee little children. people start asking, "What do you want to be?" Eager ears listen and expect answers like, "firefighter, dog walker, doctor, swimmer, teacher, etc." It's from an early age that we get fixated on a measure of success that has to...
To forgive is one of the most challenging things things to do. Holding onto resentment often feels "right,", like holding onto it gives us permission to be hurt. The person that caused us the pain must not be forgiven because if we forgive, we would be saying, "It's...
Mindfulness is to not judging ourselves, it is about being compassionate to our own journey of paying attention. Mindfulness is the ability to be aware of our actions and responses to the world. Mindfulness is being gentle and kind, and fierce with compassion yet...
The ability to change our minds is one of the many wonders of being human. The ability to catch our thoughts in the palms of our minds is more than a gift: it is a skill that we develop by being mindful and creating opportunities to watch our emotions ebb & flow....
I am watching us. You, me, the people around us. In most of us, I have witnessed that when things get stormy in our outside worlds, we tend to play that out in our inside worlds. And vice versa. I have been completely swallowed by the dramas in my life. I have...
There are tumultuous times in the world right now. For a lot of people. Including me. It also seems like people have amplified anger and frustration with everything that is happening around them. There are so many ways in which we are witnessing acts of hatred and...
Friendships are what fill us up. Our connection to other humans sustains our well-being. It's knowing you have someone to lean on when you need it. It is that feeling that you are able to connect with someone else in the dark and the joyful times of life. We thrive...
Something magical happens when we are able to a) recognize our fears, and then b) learn how to not respond from fear. In this video I offer some ideas of how to implement those ideas into your daily life. To create a richer experience in all moments of your day.
If there is one thing that I understand more clearly these days, is that YOUR light is beckoning to be seen. It is time to stop hiding from your brilliance and bring your brightness into this world. Its not time to wait, its not time to doubt yourself. IT IS the time...
I am not trying to simply the state of the world, or undervalue the struggles that are happening in our world today. However, there are small ways in which we can each take more ownership to how we respond in the world and how that effects those around us.