Want Some Inner Peace? Practice Compassion When You Are Mistreated The Dali Lama says, “If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” Practicing compassion is not always so easy. For example, I have no problem feeling empathy for people who are …
Life is all about intention. Often we do things that seem positive, but they’re actually not. If you do something that’s considered nice or kind, but only did it because you felt like you should, well then my friend, you are putting out negative energy to the world and that’s what …
Have you ever heard the story about Charles Plumb? He was a US Navy jet pilot in Vietnam. His plane was blown up by a missile. Fortunately he ejected himself out of the plane just in time and landed safely using his parachute. Many years later he happened by chance …
I just got back from a long, restful vacation at the beach. While I was there I stayed away from my cell phone and didn’t watch much TV. I had no idea what was going on in the world. Mostly I read fiction books and spent quality time with my …
Be Here Now My beautiful daughter Jade is graduating high school on Tuesday. Lately I’m a bundle of emotions. I’m proud and happy that she’s all grown up and ready to independently live in the world. Then all of the sudden I’m wistful about the days when she was a …
Most of us are uncomfortable in the dark. When I say dark I mean feeling and experiencing conflict, sadness, anger, embarrassment, and setbacks. I am uncomfortable in these dark feelings. But I’m learning. I’m learning to allow myself to feel dark emotions and allow them to pass through me like …
Remember when you were little and you would pray to God? I used to ask for things like: a good grade on a test, a new toy, or I would pray that I wouldn’t get in trouble for something I did wrong. When I was a child prayer calmed me …
I hate to say it, but I’m stressed out! Being that I’m a life coach and teach others how to de-stress you would think I’d have mastered the art of learning to relax. Apparently I have not and my stress level is pretty high right now. What does stress feel like …
Hold on tight — this is a challenging lesson. I am fortunate to have mostly wonderful people in my life. Friends I cherish and family I adore. However, I (just like you) also have a few very challenging people in my life. Let me define someone who is challenging. Anyone …
Clients often tell me they feel unhappy. Or they feel a deep emptiness inside and they don’t know why. It’s nothing they can pinpoint. Maybe they have everything they could want materially, are blessed with good health, have a great family and good friends. And yet when they are not …
