It was high counsel I once heard given to a young person, ‘Always do what you are afraid to do.’ -Ralph Waldo Emerson If we’re afraid, isn’t that the body and mind’s prompt to us to retreat?  Run away! Hide! Isn’t that an evolutionary cue? If we’re feeling fear, it means there’s a lot at [...]

Sometimes you hear a voice through the door calling you, as a fish out of water hears the surfs, “come back.”  This turn toward what you deeply love saves you. -- Rumi Perhaps one of the keys to thriving is doing nothing. When we feel uncomfortable, we so often leap into action.  We must fix [...]

If the goal is to have more good days than bad, how can we ensure we give ourselves the best chance as good days from the start? Adopt more good habits than bad.  And when you get into a routine of good habits, like eating well, exercising, adopting a spiritual practice like meditating, and finding [...]

“If only ____.” Odds are, you can fill in that blank many times over. “If only I had a boyfriend.” “If only I had more money.” “If only I lost 10 pounds.” “If only I were closer with my parents.” Living in “if only” leaves us grasping for a present different than our own.  “If [...]