Anything can be an opportunity for more waking up. We don’t need to wait for disaster to strike. Compassion is not a tagline, it’s a practice. It’s something we engage with daily, as part of living our ordinary lives.

Let’s save some time: people don’t radically change because you criticize them. People change when they see your example. People change through example when they see that you radiate, when you benefit from whatever you’re doing (whether that’s a new meditation, exercise, or anything else). Want to influence others? Change them through your example. Here’s how.

Sick of being on your device? Well, read just one more post—this one—on how to take a digital sabbatical. With a little preparation, you can remember what it was like before you were constantly scrolling or checking email (and for entrepreneurs, just know that your business will NOT fall apart).

When life throws me a curveball, I’m not inclined to immediately try to make the best of the situation any more than anyone else. First, it impacts me. It’s a conscious effort of will to decide to see things through a different lens, so that the curveball doesn’t become a knock out. This is the path out .