Just because something is familiar doesn’t mean it’s still mine. Life just keeps life-ing, and this means constant change. Today I take a look: Is there anything I’ve outgrown that I’m still holding onto? If so, I gently release it. I send it off with love. I trust...
Research about memory teaches me that memory is a highly unreliable narrator of my life. There’s good news in this. If memory is a subjective and ever-changing phenomenon, I can use this awareness to shape my past into whatever I want. My childhood had a myriad of...
It’s natural to want to push away sad or other uncomfortable feelings. Why can’t I just be happy all the time? And yet the more I can allow all my feelings to simply be, the happier I am. When I fully give myself to feeling a feeling, it has a beauty all its own....
My inner and outer worlds have a lot in common. If my thoughts tell me that money is dirty and bad, I will experience money as dirty and bad. The great news about this is that I can change my thoughts. It won’t happen overnight. And it takes consistent discipline and...
Not everything in my life is meant to stay there. When I realize it’s time to part ways with something or someone, I meditate on the best way to separate. Do I want to have a formal goodbye? Do I want to ask others to help me let go? How can I best honor the past and...
