When What You Do Doesn’t Feel Enough, Do this
I am not doing anything earth-shattering, or that hasn’t already been done, yet I feel deeply fulfilled... Read More...
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How to Know When It’s Time to Move On
The only thing more unthinkable than leaving was staying; the only thing more impossible than staying was leaving....
The Joy of Less: How to Lead More Blissful Life
In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity. –Henry Wadsworth Longfellow In...
Don’t Push the River: Let Go and Take Your Time
Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet. – Jean-Jacques Rousseau I typically wait until I’ve reached the...
If You’re Exploring Your Spirituality, Consider These 5 Questions
You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There...
6 Simple Steps to Take Better Care of Yourself
I can recall many times in my life where I have chosen to put others before myself. Where I have made decisions that were not the most loving for me or the quality of my life... and here's what happened next Read More...
Accepting Uncertainty: Resisting the Urge to Know all the Answers
The quality of your life is in direct proportion to the amount of uncertainty you can comfortably deal...
The Best Reason to Judge the Book by its Cover
No matter what it is, a book, a company or a person we all tell a story from the outside. We all have a book cover so to speak. I know we have been told not to judge a book by its cover, but I am going to disagree. Read More...
5 Steps to Find Peace After a Painful Breakup
It’s the oldest story in the world: Love is gained, it blooms and then it fades out or is squashed by outside forces. It’s always a learning experience and sometimes lost love can be tragic, visceral and all encompassing. As painful as it may feel at the time, it is a lesson that is acting upon each of us in ways that we can’t always see in the heat of the moment. Read More...
3 Key Phases to Finding Your True Identity
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”...
Here’s Why Self-Care isn’t Selfish, but Essential
Do you take care of yourself? Are you kind to yourself? Do you love yourself as much as you love your best friend, your siblings, your parents?
Or do you spend your time looking after others? Taking care of everyone else? Happy to give, but uncomfortable in receiving? Here's why Self-Care isn’t selfish...
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7 Steps Toward Rebuilding Your Confidence
Looking back, I realize the reason I didn't get what I want is because I had no idea what I wanted. I was too busy focusing on other people's lives and what they had going on. In order to step up my game in life and business, I had to focus on me and get my confidence back. It was a process, but I've mastered the art of getting your groove back. Learn more now... Read More...
How to Be Happy Even if Things Aren’t Perfect Now
We can't force things — friendships, relationships, careers, decisions, etc. Deep down, I've always known this, but that hasn't stopped me from trying to anyway. Nothing is gained by pushing the river, for the water ultimately arrives at the sea in its own perfect time...
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Self-Compassion: How to Be Kind to Yourself
Even though I believe everything happens for a reason, I can still get sucked into a whirlpool of negativity instead of gracefully moving forward with the tides of life. Read More...
The Mind-Body Connection That Helped Me Lose 40 Pounds
There are many habits that are destructive because they negatively affect people around them. Many of them may not be physically harmful but instead emotionally, spiritually, or mentally destructive to themselves or those around them. In general, we neglect the connection between anxious thoughts and the action we take to cope with those thoughts. The actions actually become part of who we are... Read More...
Get Started on Your Dream Today: Here’s How
I’ve seen, firsthand, the value of believing in the improbable. Of chasing after the so-called unattainable. Of venturing into the realm of unconventional. And, most importantly, I stand firm in the conviction that any aspiration – whether marginal or monumental – is worth fighting for. So here's why you have to get started on your dream right NOW.
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3 Powerful Tips to Reduce Stress, Frustration and Anxiety
When I was in my 20’s I experienced a major health crises. In fact, I was so sick that my doctors told me that I might not make it through the day. Have you ever been told that you might not make it through the day? Think about that for a minute… How does that make you feel? Read More...
How to Come Home to Your Authentic Self
We are raised in a society that generally has a lot to say about who we should become. It can be extremely difficult to separate the expectations placed on us from our own true thoughts and feelings. Sometimes our own thoughts are intertwined with those from our family, friends, teachers and community, that we have to dig deep to discover what feels right and sacred for ourselves... Read More...
How Yoga Taught Me to Embrace Change Slowly
Regardless of what our transitions look or feel like, one thing is for certain —they're an inevitable part of the process.
It's natural to want to skip ahead to the next chapter, but by doing so, we're ultimately depriving ourselves of the opportunity to enjoy the present and appreciate the transition... Read More...
How to Stay Calm Even When Times are Tough
How to Stay Calm Even When Times are Tough...
It’s the difference between riding the waves on the top of the ocean where it's tumultuous, and having a deeper awareness that you are the ocean, where you do not experience the up and down because you are in the steadiness of the depth. The ups and downs of the ocean still take place, but you do not experience them as tumultuous. The path to knowing who you are is not expecting your life circumstances to turn to gold, it’s the experience of staying in the joy of your beingness no matter what arises... Read More...
This Tiny Change in Your Thoughts Will Transform Your World
“Keep Faith”. We say it to encourage a loved one who needs hope. We tell it to ourselves to help get through a rough patch. And when we say it, we usually mean it. We know that faith is a powerful—sometimes life-altering-feeling. But what if we are keeping faith in all the wrong things..? Read More...