#131 – What if it were all perfect?Read onlineWhen we don't interfere, everything is perfect.Sure, we sometimes don't want what we get, and don't get what we want. We may then kick and scream, refusing to accept reality.And does it change anything? N...
#130 – Are You Resisting or Assisting Life?Read onlineWe received some difficult news in our family tragedy, and I was crushed. After the initial shock, I sat there, arms crossed, looking at my legs under the glass tabletop. I noticed I might have ap...
#129 – What walks when I walk? The case for self-knowledgeRead onlineAs humans, we're well aware of certain aspects of ourselves.I know about myself that I like to write, I'm impatient, I love a well-crafted story, and I value truth and honesty.Those...
#128 – Peace begins inside: from self-investigation, to awareness, and presenceRead onlineSome things are unpleasant, that's a fact. But until we master the art of being able to be with them, we'll do whatever it takes to avoid them – i.e., not...
#127 – How will curiosity make you happier?Read onlineCuriosity stems from a desire to know. Judgment, on the other hand, comes from certainty; it assumes we know something well enough to take a fixed stance on it.Like a toddler who's never tried a r...
#126 – What makes asking questions so empowering?Read onlineWhen my client C.F. became CEO of a venture-backed digital marketing firm, he felt under constant scrutiny. To him, leadership meant having all the answers and "performing" at all times...
#125 – What can you not handle in life?Read onlineThe key to handling life isn't to change what it is; the key is to learn to accept it.When my son was just a few months old, I spent a lot of time walking with my friend B.C., whom I’d met in a birthi...
#124 – Are you up for a challenge?Read onlineI started to learn about the sneaky ways we attack ourselves in May of 2020, when I went through the Positive Intelligence program.The program helps participants recognize the host of inner critics, o...
#123 – Can you embrace life wholeheartedly even when it sucks?Yesterday, someone praised me for the way I'm "compartmentalizing" during the difficult times my family and I are going through. Am I compartmentalizing, or is this resiliency?Almost...
#122 – Who takes the heat when we curse?Last Friday morning, still dark outside, I was riding my bike back home from Muscle Beach via South Pointe when a stray black cat started to nonchalantly cross the walkway.For context: I’m not the most expert r...