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...
Conflict As A State of Mind Go to any image search right now and look for an image on conflict and it will tell you everything about our culture. Some days, even though there are people around us, we may feel alone and misunderstood. It happens to all of us at some...
Why is Struggle Part of Life? When we are raised that struggle is part of life, this way of life exists as our theme with a dose of fear. To be a good person, citizen, worker, partner, parent or child, we must not be bad. We must suppress, follow the norms, fight...
Neutrality Has A Different Meaning Today Neutrality doesn’t mean that we don’t care or feel deeply. Practicing neutrality allows us to step out of a story or situation and become the observer of our experience through a different perspective. It allows us to pause,...