What happens when your life is beyond your control? When life doesn’t go as planned? When your reality falls short of your fantasy? Maybe you’ve always dreamed of a perfect job where you get to travel the world, eat wonderful food, meet wonderful people and do work that you feel passionately about every day. Or […]
Love is a practice. There’s nothing riskier or more intoxicating than love. Love is waking up every day and courageously making a choice to be in it — invested, committed, and present. Love is honoring yourself. Love is giving your attention and presence whole-heartedly, without agenda. Love is being vulnerable to pain and going for […]
The Gratitude Cure feels great and has been scientifically proven to change lives. Cultivating an attitude of gratitude requires no medication and it’s been scientifically proven that: 1. Grateful people sleep better. 2. Grateful people experience more joy. 3. Grateful people are mentally and physically healthier. 4. Grateful people have higher self-esteem. 5. Grateful people […]
She believed she could, so she did. If you were to see me on the ride there, you would’ve thought I was headed to my own funeral. My body was wrought with fear and my veins were pulsing with adrenaline. Getting out of the car was one step closer to facing my deepest fear — the biggest […]
9 Helpful Hints about making Good Decisions… Do you struggle with the process of making decisions? Whether it’s a life-altering decision or a smaller choice, we’ve all been faced with this challenge at some point in our lives. An anecdote: I was recently faced with deciding between 3 fantastic opportunities. They all happened to […]
Whether you celebrate V-Day or it’s not your thing, let it be an opportunity to give love to the most important person in your life – YOU! Love-Loading vs. Carb Loading – An anecdote When my beloved grandfather, affectionately known as Pop-Pop, passed away, our family was distraught with grief. He was full of love […]
We all know that our mood can affect your perspective. Knowing this fact and knowing what to do about it is a whole different story. I love this 3.5 minute video, based on the Growth Model from Carol Dweck. The video simply explains why it’s sometimes hard for us to shift our perspective. The video also confirms that it takes […]
6 Life Lessons from a Balinese Offering. I just returned from a yoga vacation in Bali. It was an amazing, magical and beautiful trip on so many levels. One of the most striking aspects of Bali is its people… They are kind and they smile often. They are generous and warm. They take time and […]
Capturing Happiness As I’m sure you know, the more we allow in and connect with the happy moments in our day (even the very ordinary happy moments), the happier we are…duh…! I know, this idea isn’t groundbreaking, but sometimes putting this happiness thing into practice isn’t quite as simple – especially on those not-so-great days […]
Do you lean into joy? Or do you find yourself waiting for the other shoe to drop? Are you often looking over your shoulder in expectation of the happiness you feel to disappear at any moment? If we don’t learn to be grateful or be vulnerable and present to what is in the moment, we […]