Being kind goes a long way — I am sure that we have all at some point been affected by a selfless moment of kindness. Life undoubtedly presents us with challenges. Yet it also gifts us with beautiful moments that leave us smiling on the inside. …

Punishment always goes both ways — whether we like it or not — If someone hurts us, we often feel a desire to punish that person. Likewise, if we do something that hurts someone, we expect punishment. Where does this come from? When we grow up, often we experience punishment when we do something that is unwanted by our parents. So we grow…

Embracing our fears with a smile — We are used to running away from fear. We want it gone so we preoccupy our mind with shows, movies, activities, goals, and tasks. How often do we allow ourselves to completely stop and deeply rest? The habit of running has become very strong. Yet as strong as it is…

In being willing to let everything go, we recognize the deepest blessing of life — Dear friend, From a young age, we are conditioned to accumulate, achieve, get, have, and do more. Surrender is what happens when all of this effort and pushing drop away. At times, we feel afraid. Based on our conditioning, we may try to do something about that fear — we…

The wonder of breathing — Dear friend, As we sit here life blossoms around and within us. We are not doing anything and yet, so much is happening. Our lungs are receiving oxygen that energizes all the cells in our body. The oxygen is generated by all the trees we walk past every day. They…

Whilst walking a fly landed on me. At first, I was very frustrated because it kept flying back onto me even when I tried to wave it off. But then I remembered something. It was not the fly that was upsetting me, the fly was triggering my own feeling of…

When is the last time we gave ourselves an internal hug? We are so busy running, doing, and trying to get somewhere — that we completely ignore what is right here. We ignore the sadness that is there, waiting for us to embrace it. We neglect the deep insecurity we…

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…