Acceptance, Forgiveness, and Surrender: The Formula for Moving On.
Your path to personal freedom What if you could make peace with your past so that you no longer felt its weight as a heavy burden? How might you succeed if you could own your story instead of it owning you? Most everyone has something in their lives they hold onto like a precious gift […]
The Power of Humor
Every summer, I look forward to finding cherries in the grocery store or farmers market. They remind me of my grandfather, who bought them practically by the bushel when they were in season. And they remind me of an author who shaped much of my understanding of life and the importance of empowering people. Erma […]
The Future is Uncertain: Exactly the Way It’s Always Been
If you find yourself concerned about the uncertainty of the future, you?re not alone. But there?s an open secret that may surprise you: the future has always been uncertain. One way you can tame uncertainty is by creating a contingency plan. Before the coronavirus pandemic, you may have felt like you knew what to expect […]
Transforming Bad Experiences
These Four Steps May Unlock the Secret to a Better Life, if You?re Willing to do the Work. When things don?t go your way, it?s easy to become disappointed, frustrated, or angry. But what if you could turn that bad experience into something positive? Imagine yourself in this position: you and your spouse have been […]
Authenticity: The Difference Between Liking and Trusting
When you think of authenticity, what comes to mind? Maybe it?s a sense of honesty about yourself or truthful expression of the ideas in your head. It?s sometimes hard to define, but as a trait of humanity, authenticity is the difference between liking and trusting someone, perhaps. Authenticity is one of the defining attributes of […]
The Importance of Kindness in Love
The first line of Eddie?s Facebook post hit hard. ?After much soul-searching, Jim and I have decided to end our relationship.? My heart sank. His post went on to say there was no untoward event involved in their decision; it was simply time for some space between them. Eddie made it clear they intend to […]
The Intelligence in Your Body and How to Learn from It
Your Body Has Its Own Center of Intelligence and Communication, but do You Know How to Understand it? Here?s a simple model for learning how to interpret what your body is telling you about the world around you. Have you ever experienced butterflies in your stomach? What about goose flesh? Ever had the hair on […]
How to Change the World for the Better
Random Acts of Kindness Aren?t Simply a Nice Thing to Do. They?re One of the Ways You Can Use Whole-Body Intelligence to Change the World for the Better, Even if All You Do is Observe. You may have read this post about a pregnant woman sobbing at her boarding gate at Los Angeles International Airport […]
Hummingbirds Can Teach Humans About Resilience
What is it about the hummingbird that captures attention? How do these tiny creatures stir up such joyous, youthful emotions and excitement in even the most hardened of people? They’re enigmatic creatures, symbolic of love, joy, happiness, life, energy, and more, but there must be something deeper that holds attention on them. It turns out […]
Any Road Will Take You There; Or Will It?
George Harrison, lead guitar player for the Beatles, had his last single released on May 12, 2003 ? less than two years after he died. The song, titled ?Any Road,? has much more history than the date of its release implies. Harrison publicly performed the song once during an interview on VH1 in 1997, nine […]