To Be Human is to Be Vulnerable
But somehow we have forgotten that. The price of forgetting is a culture that is much too hard on everybody, and that, as a result, breeds coping mechanisms. Imagine an…
Honoring Yourself Vs. Staying in Your Comfort Zone: How Can You Tell the Difference?
What is it to "honor yourself?" This is a really important question. Because we get it confused all the time. Is it to put yourself first? Have excellent self-care? Listen…
How to Overcome the “Age-Old Misery of Self-Absorption”
I can't take credit for the quote mentioned in the title, as it comes from Steven Cope in his latest book, "The Great Work of Your Life." I've heard it…
Achievement vs. Rights of Passage
This summer has been a time of intense introspection for me, as well as inner change, on the topic of achievement. We all hunger to bring forth our potential in…
Aspen forest in a fall, Colorado, USA
Drawing Energy from Interconnectedness ~ Beyond the “We Are All One” Cliche
If you've become numb to the cliche that "we are all One," I hope to give you a fresh take on this basic Truth. In fact, when we hear it…
A young woman is walking in the countryside
How to Keep the Faith when Circumstances are Dubious
There's a belief that is, I think, cultural, that "doing our best" means some kind of militaristic, ultra-aggressive form of white-knuckling it. Is this really true? I am not saying…
Beautiful woman enjoying her freedom with arms open
Let the Universe Know You’re Receptive
"Ask and It Is Given" is the name of the Abraham-Hicks book that changed by life. It is as good as it sounds, and it celebrates a wonderful and blessed…
How to Create Change Without White-Knuckling It
When I was first advised by my own spiritual coach to stop white-knuckling my life, I was shocked. Is she missing something? I thought to myself, how am I ever…
The Poison Becomes Elixir
.... And the elixir becomes poison. A human life is full of opposites. There's a left brain and a right brain. Reasoning and creativity. Masculine and Feminine, yin and yang.…
Relationship as a Path to End Addiction
When we make an earnest intention to heal a certain part of our lives, the energies around us conspire to put us on that path. Sometimes help comes from where…