Let the Children Be Children are our present. We all simply want an opportunity to be ourselves, especially children. While it’s wonderful that there are young people creating tools within the current education system to help teachers and students, the bigger task at...
No Need to Seek We may attend retreats, workshops, journeys and seek answers. There are so many courses already in existence and new ones being launched every day to guide us to the "good life." But no matter how far and wide we might seek, we will discover someone...
Nothing is Given If nothing is given, maybe everything and anything is possible. The question is what do we want to experiment with? There is a growing number of us who don’t fit into categories, archetypes or boxes. Because we are imagining and creating what’s...
Something Incredible Something incredible is waiting for us to experience it and it's up to each of us to be up for this adventure. But when we stay trapped in our fears or beliefs, suffering is always around the corner. And it's baffling that while we get to choose...
Living in possibilities means that we are fully aware that the world is full of opportunities. When our hands touch the soil beneath our feet, we can feel with our hands the depth of life. The health of our soil is foundational to our own health as everything is...
Grateful for Wisdom I am grateful to have this opportunity to write and share every day. But after writing for 371 straight days, I had some unexpected events take place today. And so, I am grateful to share with you this beautiful wisdom from Mark Nepo's The Book of...
Magic of Intuition Simply knowing that we have choices helps us tap into our magic of intuition. We may feel boxed in but when we question, we begin to see possibilities and different options. When we’re rushing, it’s challenging to see any choices. But when we...
Creating Meaning Without a guidebook to life, it is up to each of us to get in touch with our deeper meaning. When we step into our power, we have an opportunity to create meaning. When we see problems everywhere we go—in our life and external world—it’s easy to get...
What if human decency is no longer about manners or being right and wrong? In our emerging world, can human decency be about honesty and transparency? Our words matter more than we know. Words can sting, attack, divide, shame and cause disease when they are brought...
Beyond Stress Each of us faces stressful times in our lives. And isn’t it interesting that the origin of the word stress comes from the late 13c. meaning "circumstance that causes anxiety or hardship"? And from Old French destresse (distress). When listening to people...