“Find a place inside where there’s joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.” ~Joseph Campbell It seems all too common to me that we forget to turn toward joy. We tend to focus on what’s wrong, how bad we’re feeling, and the things that other people aren’t doing to meet our expectations—and we forget to turn toward ...Read More
From Unworthiness to Freedom: Return to Your Natural State
"If you correct your mind, the rest of your life will fall into place." ~Lao Tzu Just about every single person I meet with is consumed in shame and self-doubt. It's a dis-ease that's rampant in our society today. We feel worthless and inadequate. The language in our minds that we use to describe ourselves is so ...Read More
Know How Thinking Works
Note: I'm excited to share with you Chapter 11 from my new book, At the Core of Every Heart: Reflections, Insights, and Practices for Waking Up and Living Free. It's the kind of book you'll want on your bedside table with 52 essays, each with a reflection or practice to bring the teachings alive in your own experience. ...Read More
New Book: At the Core of Every Heart
I’m so pleased to let you know that my new book is available for pre-order on Amazon.com. The title is, At the Core of Every Heart: Reflections, Insights, and Practices for Waking Up and Living Free. It will be published on June 14, and you can order it now by clicking here or on the book cover. The title comes from ...Read More
A Practical Guide to Loving Your Emotions
"Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky." ~Rabindranath Tagore Does your emotional life seem like a puzzle? We experience emotions and they bring suffering and upset to our lives. But somehow we know that it’s possible for them to move through us ...Read More
9 Loving Ways to Be Free of Inadequacy
“Nothing ever happened in the past that can prevent you from being present now.” ~Eckhart Tolle For some compelling reason, many human minds are inclined to think negatively. And the target of those negative thoughts is often ourselves. We’re fearful of what might happen if we stretch into the fullness of our life ...Read More
What Are You Serving?
"At the deepest level, there is no giver, no gift, and no recipient . . . only the universe rearranging itself." ~Jon Kabat-Zinn How many of us burn ourselves out trying to do good in the world? We think that being of service means serving others no matter what. And we end up losing our boundaries and betraying our ...Read More
Interviews, Private Sessions, and More
"Happiness is the absence of striving for happiness." ~Chuang Tzu Today, I’m sharing with you two recent interviews. The first one is from the site called Buddha at the Gas Pump, which includes hundreds of interviews with people interested in spiritual awakening. I enjoyed this conversation with the lovely Rick ...Read More
Flow Like Water
"Wisdom begins in wonder." ~Socrates I recently spent some time with someone who triggers me, and my motto going in was “flow like water.” Flow like water: it turned stress into enjoyment, annoyance into curiosity. And it neutralized my reactions before they even had a chance to take hold. And, since I was no ...Read More
There’s Space for That
"The song is ended... but the melody lingers on." ~Irving Berlin As I write this, I’m grieving the death of my mother who passed away six weeks ago. That familiar sense of steadiness that I always experience as I move through life has been present, but it’s been interspersed with times of sadness and just plain ...Read More
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