It’s All Temporary Dear Friends and Creators, The concept of impermanence is not new to me. I can still hear the voice of Vipassana meditation teacher Goenka saying, “anicca, [...]
The Gift of Aging: From Self-Criticism to Self-Love Today, I have a completely different relationship with my body. I eat moderately and healthily, move mindfully and vigorously at least once a [...]
It’s often heart-breaking to witness the suffering of those around you. Many of us heard the phrase, “pain is real, suffering is optional,” and yet we find ourselves going down [...]
I recently read that we had to be aware of death, but then we had to forget it during our day-to-day lives; otherwise, we could get stuck in “what’s the point of this.” In my line of work, I am [...]
The older I get, and with the time and space to reflect on life, everything fits in a way that is hard to describe. This morning’s news of Žarko Laušević passing has shaken me to the core because [...]
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.” ~ Marianne Williamson Marianne [...]
What does that even mean? Isn’t life about what we want and getting out there to pave our way to it, find it, or create it? Well… Perhaps this may be too “spiritually charged” but I am going to [...]
In our culture, people are eager to hold others to account. “Holding one to account” is graceful when it’s an acknowledgment of the broken promise (integrity in this [...]
When my family returned from a six-week trip to Europe last summer, I told everyone: We won’t be doing this again next year. Most people brushed it off—“You said that last year too,” they [...]
One of the best coaches I ever had told me this: “If your life doesn’t work, it’s because you suck at making requests.” Oof. Truth bomb. What I didn’t realize at the time was how much there is to [...]