Meditation is a wonderful way for me to get perspective on the chatterfest in my head. It allows me to pause and consider the chatter. Do I want to believe it? Often not! This puts me in a place of incredible power and agency. I am no longer at the mercy of the...
How do I want to see myself today? Do I want to see myself as broken and defective? Or do I want to see myself as a beautiful, resilient soul who never stops learning and growing? Between the two, it’s not a hard choice. And yet there are days when the former...
My train of thought can take me to some interesting destinations. Some of them are glorious. And some of them are dark caverns of sadness, rage, and infinite fretting. The beauty of meditation is that it gives me a bit of space around my thought trains. I can observe...
Every experience I have affects me. Being around loving people can lift me up. Being around angry or judgmental people can bring me down. But here’s the cool thing: I am at choice. I can spend more time with some folks and less time with others. If there are folks I...
There are so many different rides to take. Every day, I have a choice to hop on a different one. The Vicious Cycle isn’t one of the better rides. Each twist and turn gets worse and worse, until I find myself in a ditch, tired and miserable. And then there’s the...
