Sep 19, 2021 | Befriending sadness and grief, Expanding self-awareness, The wisdom of anger
One night at home, I was impatiently waiting for my daughter to finish her dinner – which seemed to be taking forever. I was uncomfortable with the waiting. I felt agitated and unproductive. For some reason I rationalized that picking up my phone and scrolling social...
Jul 26, 2021 | Expanding self-awareness, Healing, Self-improvement & psychedelics
When I say a half-empty or half-full type of person, what do you believe you are? If we saw ourselves through these character types it might be oversimplifying but it could help us see ourselves more clearly. I don’t want to minimize the complexity of our lives and...
Jun 20, 2021 | Expanding self-awareness, Featured Posts, Imagining a better world, Joy & Contentment, Meaningful business
There are many things that challenge our ideas of success, and I would imagine that most of us don’t perceive ourselves as successful. We place a grave amount of importance on financial success, to the point that we stretch ourselves to the tip of our economic...
Mar 28, 2021 | Expanding self-awareness, Love & Relationships, Overcoming self-doubt and fear, Self-improvement & psychedelics
This is territory that’s challenging for many of us, myself included: being able to ask for help and knowing when to ask. I’m amazed by people who are able to; most of us know someone who can freely ask for help and, therefore, gets a lot of external support. What’s...
Jan 24, 2021 | Expanding self-awareness, Love & Relationships, Meaningful business
Showing Up – I often use this phrase to describe my relationship to someone or to my commitments. I use it to ask myself if I’m willing to show up for them or keep my promises. I also use it to describe how others show up for me, or make good on their promises...