Posted On: February 12, 2018
Valentine’s Day is all about love. We can describe love in many different ways and we all have strategies to express it. But what if for the sake of simplicity, we define love as kindness? When we are kind we are not only loving towards others, but towards ourselves. More and more research demonstrates the
Posted On: November 2, 2016
As the fall colors make their official appearance and crisp air starts to take over, I can’t help but think how much life mimics the unpredictability of seasonal transitions. Think about each season of the year and what you like most about each one. Yeah, yeah, I know that you may LOVE fall and hate
Posted On: November 21, 2014
It is impossible to create immunity from the harmful, painful, and at times devastating statements and opinions at times, but I think there is a better way to insulate ourselves and promote hope than by making sweeping statements of separation or reacting with anger and fear. Be honest, when was the last time that you
Posted On: October 5, 2014
In the spirit of happiness and a life of authenticity, the practice of acceptance is paramount. Navigating self-acceptance is one of the more challenging aspects of my own well-being and I suspect for others as well. The conflict arises when we are unable to accept where we are with emotional and spiritual development while simultaneously
Posted On: July 24, 2014
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Posted On: July 20, 2014
If we all can agree that one thing we want is to be happy, then the next question to ask is “How do you want to experience that happiness?” Often we get caught up in this idea of things that will make us happy. And most of the time those things are tied to
Posted On: June 30, 2014
What was the last goal you set for yourself? Did you make it? How did you feel afterwards? Was your success of that goal the motivation for your next one? Goals are critical in assisting us with determining a direction that we want to go and ultimately sustain a level of satisfaction and contentment within
Posted On: May 6, 2014
This week I have been reminded that when people act out in prejudice, discriminatory, and outright ignorant ways…they are being driven by fear. It may be fear of themselves, fear of uncertainty, or such a deep fear they don’t even realize it exists within them. My response will either give fear more power and promote
Posted On: January 26, 2014
What if you spent an entire day without complaining? How would that change your perspective? How uncomfortable would it be to refrain from voicing a complaint and accept the reality of a situation and continue to move forward? I’m not suggesting that we all become passive and not speak up about unequitable, unjust, or unacceptable
Posted On: January 2, 2014
The L in ‘LUCK” stands for love and the complexity of this emotion is never lost on me. Loving someone else is a natural process yet the idea of loving self become complicated, conditional, and at times unfeasible. I wonder why it seems so natural to experience love for others and so unnatural to experience love for