We only feel the level of approval we believe we deserve — For much of our life, many of our choices have been unknowingly motivated by a desire for validation from outside of ourselves. When we believe and feel that we are incomplete, broken, or like there is something wrong with us, we find ourselves looking for completion and validation. It’s ok…

I worked with someone who tried to lose weight for over a few years. She did all the things you were apparently supposed to do in order to lose weight; diet and exercise. Yet still, nothing seemed to be changing much and she was feeling the same. I had the…

How peaceful walking helped gently train a four-legged-friend — “We walk slowly, massaging the Earth and planting seeds of joy and happiness with each step… We don’t try to go anywhere. We arrive with every step.” — Thich Nhat Hanh There is a very excitable dog that I have been walking for a while. At first, the dog was…

Walking with nowhere to go — We spend so much of our life running away or towards something. Yet life is only available right now. Happiness is only available right now. Peace is only available right now. Our mind doesn’t believe this and so, we keep looking into the future for something “better” completely blind to…

The warmth of love and compassion is always available. But we are not always open to it. We may believe we are not worthy or that we need to change something in order to access it. The shame and guilt we carry may tether us to a life of suffering. …

Re-connecting with the miracle of life — The body is a miracle. Without thinking, the body takes care of itself. It heals itself. New cells are being generated right now. All of this is happening spontaneously. What the trees breathe out, we are breathing in. What we breathe out, the trees are breathing in. …

Warmth and Love Melts Everything — We tend to think of power as something forceful — i.e “an iron fist”. But power is something that comes from deep within our heart, not from external factors like guns, ammunition, manipulation, or making things go our way. Ghandi was physically very small and skinny. He did not have…

Opening to the joy and abundance already here. — We have the power to generate a deep joy right now. It is the joy of being. We already have everything we need for this. As we take a moment to rest in this simple joy, the body and mind deeply relax, and everything becomes clear. Colors become brighter. Sounds…

Taking time to pause brings new space into the relationship. — Often, we speak and act in a very reactive way. We tend to act on impulses, charged emotions, and clouded perceptions. When we do this, our relationship feels hard and tiring, and slowly we feel more distant. …