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look for the nuance
When you want to better understand someone? Look for the nuance. [I’m operating from the assumption that you desire to better understand your fellow humans, particularly those you regularly interact with, rather than arrogantly assume that your personal interpretation...
A reason to be happy
Are you waiting to feel good? Need a reason to be happy? You don’t need a reason to be happy. We should not wait for a reason, to feel good. I’m talking truly, deep down to our rooted spiritual bones good—not fulfilling cheap whims good, not numbing out with a...
why your life matters
When I was in my early 20s, I was struggling with extreme clinical depression. I remember spending days at home, not eating, fitfully sleeping, in between bouts of crying. I lived with a terribly unkind roommate, and money was so tight in those days that my bank...
why we don’t do what we say we should
You think of taking up a daily meditation practice. Or eating more vegetables. Or getting exercise. Or drinking more water. Or being kinder to yourself or someone else. You decide, “I’m going to do this.” You’re aware that any of these things could help you to live a...
when you don’t know where to start
Sometimes, life goes into a bit of a free-fall. It’s not just one thing, one resolution, one goal; your entire life is feeling a bit like a rehab project that not even Chip and Joanna Gaines would be willing to shiplap. What do you do when you don’t know where to...
How long will it take to feel better?
So…how long will it take to feel better? “I’m doing everything you said I should do,” I told my coach, Matthew. “How long does it take to feel better?” I’d been taking time daily to meditate, visualize, tap into gratitude, move my body, notice any places where I was...