The Weight Struggle: Where it Starts
There is a burning question facing many of us these days – that is – Why do you want to lose weight permanently? For so many the process of weight loss is a vicious and disheartening cycle of fail and repeat, and we wonder, how do we make a substantial change? Your motivation is the […]
Finding Contentment
Look at each day with gratitude; it’s a new opportunity to grow into the best person that you can possibly be. Your only competition is yourself. When you allow yourself to be content with what is, and identify your personal goals to strive for, it’s a sure path to long-term success, and most importantly, happiness. […]
The Power of Loving Ourselves
With marriage equality for all now in the United States, ‘love is love’ is the new law of the land. It’s exciting to see that same-sex relationships are now recognized as legal and celebrated in our current culture— but what about self-love? Often it is believed that we can’t have successful relationships with another without […]
The Happenstance of Happiness
Happiness may be the most elusive of all ideals. We’re taught from a very young age that happy is good and sad is bad; we’re programmed to believe that without achieving ‘happiness’ we’ll be void of anything worthwhile in life. And finding it, sometimes, can feel like a tall order. First of all, how do […]
The Key of Communication
Have you ever imagined talking to someone beyond your words? Communicating through speech is our most common form of relating to each other; imagine if one day that changed. We’ve heard of being ‘telepathically connected’ to someone, usually a close friend, relative or lover, but what if everyone could take it a step beyond that? […]
Believing in Your Own Truth
Believing in Your Own Truth marafisher: I recently had a rather heated discussion with a friend who was trying to convince me that she was right and I was wrong about something. She was quite irritated that I would not agree with her. I wasn’t trying as hard to convince her of my ‘rightness’ as […]
The Dilemma of Overconsumption
We spend much of our lives just trying to remember what we’re ‘supposed’ to be mindful of— we’re asked to “treat people like we’d wish to be treated”; “give someone the benefit of the doubt” or even just remember to recycle. The list is long and the tasks, many times, feel arduous. Even though we […]
How the Dalai Lama has Influenced My Thoughts on Human Relationships
How successful are the relationships in your life? Take a moment to reflect on a few of them— are they generally happy? Which are strained? And whether good or bad, consider, do you take enough time to give those bonds the care they deserve? What keeps you from sharing more love? Many times, we don’t […]
Can Stress Be Healthy?
When we have negative reactions to stress, it becomes unmanageable in a way that can be harmful to our bodies and minds. Stress when managed properly may actually be beneficial in your life. Stress at work, with family, and friends, even commuting can be chunked down into a series of small manageable bites. We grow […]
A Case for Loving-Kindness Meditation
We’ve all been there—we’re having a conversation that we don’t necessarily want to have and we begin to feel defensive. Our mind may start racing or our palms may start sweating. Anger starts rising up hot on our necks, and we’ve hit the point of either shutting down and tuning out or getting upset. Usually […]