Ever feel tired, frustrated, bored, anxious otherwise discontented with your life? If so, you should try what I call the Re-Boot Experiment. I started doing this years ago whenever I felt overwhelmed or otherwise not grateful for the things that I had or not sure how to go about making the changes I wanted to [...]
We always hear about the excitement of the holiday season, but the reality is that many people have a difficult time getting through the last week of the year. For some, it’s easy to be sad or even downright depressed when others are jingling and caroling away. There are a number of reasons why people [...]
Eight years ago in May, I lost my father to cancer. At the funeral, I noticed a family of dragonflies circling my father’s grave. This was the first time I’d ever been aware of dragonflies. While I may have seen them before, I never gave them a second thought. That day, I was transfixed by [...]
The cause of most frustration is focusing on things we don’t want in our lives. If a loved one is dealing with an illness, the thought of imperfect health brings us pain and fear. If we hate our job, we often feel fed up with the workplace and everything in it. If we are going [...]
What if you woke up tomorrow morning with everything you’ve ever wanted in life? You had perfect health. You had Mitt Romney money — enough to do anything you wanted to do (plus millions in an offshore account). You were blessed with every type of relationship you’ve ever desired and all of those relationships were [...]
We’ve all heard about the wisdom and importance of self-love. But what about self-trust? How many times have you made a decision only to later change it based on the opinion of someone else? Or have you ever had an idea that was so unique that you couldn’t find anyone who had done it before? [...]
When I was in high school and college, I was one of those people who got all A’s without even trying. In high school, I’d rush to do my homework during the 15-minute homeroom period and inevitably score 100 on the test, while classmates wondered why they couldn’t get a B when they’d studied for [...]
Have you ever noticed that one of the most effective ways to not get what you want is to try too hard? The person that pushes you to do something invariably turns you off, while the one that is nonchalant about your choice draws you to them. That’s no coincidence and it makes perfect sense. [...]
I just got off the phone with a friend who was singing a familiar tune. She’s fighting the holiday blues and trying desperately to keep her energy up. Over the years, I’ve noticed that people tend to have a hard time with the holidays for a number of reasons: –They must spend time with family [...]