Every day is a new adventure. Some of my adventures are super fun. Some of my adventures are super not-fun. If I find myself in the middle of a not-fun adventure, I remember to keep perspective. For one thing, this adventure will pass and another one will arrive. For...
I live in a world of so-called experts. Any question I have, there’s someone out there who has an answer for me. And while it can be helpful at times to rely on the assistance and expertise of other humans, I remember today that I have an even-more-reliable source of...
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...
