It never ceases to surprise me how much more difficult we make things for ourselves than they have to be, and I’m certainly guilty of this. It is not a negative thing at all; it is only human nature. Harder is not bad. As things become challenging, we grow. So, there is both a sense…
For those of us who are always on the go and engaged in some activity, it might be difficult to conceptualize what it would be like to live a life that required less effort. The purpose of life is to strive, to use force in order to bring about certain outcomes, to play catch-up, to…
We spend our days hurriedly getting through chores and errands, meetings and emails, duties and messages, until the end of the day finally arrives and we begin the cycle all over again the following day. This is the standard manner in which we live our lives; we rush through things in the hopes of finishing…
The ability to let go is an important skill to have if you want to live a life filled with peace and purpose. If you want to live a life that is less fraught with stress and frustration, you should do all you can to identify the things that disrupt the serenity in your life…
The lack of confidence we have in others, and particularly in ourselves, is at the heart of many of the challenges we face. Consider some of the following challenges that affect the vast majority of us: Where to put your attention: When it comes to deciding what we should be working on right now, we…
You live as if you were meant to live forever; not once does the notion of your weakness ever cross your mind, and you pay no attention to the amount of time that has already passed. Even when the day you give to someone or something may be your last, you waste time as if…
There are several obstacles that stand in the way of you making significant changes in your life, including the following: Your attempts to develop something original might be derailed by any one of these things. To be quite clear, there is absolutely no issue with any of them; in fact, they are beautiful examples of…
Someone I know said that after returning from a meditation retreat, they were filled with excitement about the significant possibilities they’d envisioned while on the retreat. These possibilities included new initiatives, opportunities, and essential things they wanted to accomplish. What an amazing feeling it is to be enthusiastic about important possibilities! After that, they arrived…
I’ve worked with a lot of folks who wish they had more breathing room in their lives—more time to relax, have fun, read, think, practice self-care, and socialize with friends and other people they care about. The difficulty is not in the fact that it is difficult to generate extra time; rather, the difficulty lies…
People that I have been mentoring as of late have been mired in doubt about the direction in which they should take their lives. When we are at a fork in the road like this, it’s easy for us to start having second thoughts. It makes perfect sense that this would be the case: if…
