The Truth About Choice The truth about choice is that we can choose to be overwhelmed or see choice as a gift. Many of us are feeling that things are moving faster than ever these days. And areas that we thought were stable are on shaky ground. We may have decided to...
There’s Always A Way
There's Always A Way Once we understand there’s always a way forward—whether we like it or not—much shifts in our relationship with life. Imagine when we spend as much energy and focus on our greatest opportunities as our biggest problems. What if instead of solving...
Claiming the Right to Be Ourselves
We may have learned to pretend that everything is ok and not be ourselves. We slip into roles, personas or wear socially acceptable neckties or pantyhose when we are expected to be professional. And often, we’re not even aware we’re donning a false self. Many of us...
A Turning Point in Life (Part II)
A turning point in life is facing each of us at every moment. We meet many people along the path at school, play, work, travel and community. There is a difference between our mind and our heart separately deciding who we want in our life. But when aligned, we...
How the Light Gets In
Imagine if we understood how the light gets in and we let it shine our way. Leonard Cohen, who rarely explained his art, made a rare statement about “Anthem” on The Future Radio Special, a CD released by Sony in 1992: "The future is no excuse for an abdication of your...
Experiencing Presence: Is It Time?
Experiencing Presence: Is It Time? What if our current obsession with productivity and efficiency shifted? What if we woke up tomorrow morning and the world we lived in valued presence over productivity? What if there was no rushing or need for busyness? Author Annie...
Cracking Our Shell
My friend Archana Parsai Gehlot shared this message today that looks at cracking our shell: "When an egg is broken by outside force, life ends. When broken by inside force, life begins. Great things always begin from inside.“ When I read it for the first time, I...
To Free Myself, or Not; That is the Question
We Can Be Free and Still Live in A World that is Yet to be Free There is a mysterious path that opens up when we free ourselves and stop attaching to beliefs that become our obstacles, problems and challenges. When we realize there is no destination in life—just life...
Something Profound is Emerging Around Personal Accountability
Personal Accountability is Waiting for Us We are at a turning point right now and the rest is up to each of us when we take personal accountability. When we are truly honest with ourselves, we will see, maybe for the first time, that we are responsible for everything...
Leading with Structure Hampers A Meaningful Life
Living A Meaningful Life Leading with structure is not the answer to living a meaningful life. There is a whole school out there instructing us to be positive and happy all the time. Imagine, for a moment, if instead of being told how to be and what to do, we simply...