Giulio Fornasar/Getty Images “It’s certainly toxic to express our anger without thought, acting out with cruelty, meanness, or pettiness. But it’s also toxic to swallow that anger down.” Anger is a hot emotion. It’s intense, and it makes us want to take action, to lash out, to...
Read MoreFlower essences are a subtle medicine. They are helpful for working on emotional and energetic layers of our being. Try these three essences to build your courage. What Flower Essences Actually Are Flower essences are infusions of the energetic qualities of flowers. They address the nature and...
Read MoreIt’s hard to be assertive when you’re really worried about the other person’s response. Maybe you’re worried they’ll think you’re being ridiculous and reject you. Maybe you’re worried they’ll be critical, and you’ll feel even more uncomfortable. Try these five expert suggestions on being assertive...
Read More♠ Begin to lessen the overwhelming emotional response you may be experiencing to the smallest provocation. We are inundated by the news, and the reality of a chaotic world. From natural disasters—floods, fires, and hurricanes—to chaotic leadership and man-made disasters, we can easily be swept up in...
Read More↓ “Desire is the feeling that there is something more out there for us, something bigger, something that has meaning and wants to drive us forward in our lives.” Contentment and gratitude are virtues. If we are lucky enough to live in a place where we have access to...
Read More♣ Puppies can teach us a lot about how to respond to frustrating and difficult situations in positive and productive ways. We adopted a puppy several years ago. I knew the puppy would have some things to learn about getting along with us inside a house, about...
Read More♠ Free will was a hot topic this morning. I was sitting in the Springfield, MO airport watching the news accounts of an American soldier’s murderous rampage through an Afghan village when the fellow next to me mutter, “poor bastard.” I glanced over at him and...
Read MoreBuilding your ability to be bored could actually awaken your greatest ideas. When my kids were little, I went to a talk by Kim John Payne, an educator, and author of Simplicity Parenting. One parent asked what to do when their kids say they are bored, his...
Read MoreBuild your mental and emotional muscles by giving up these patterns. There has been a great deal of research in recent years about how positive emotions can build your resilience, help you bounce back from setbacks faster, and help you enjoy a better quality of life....
Read MoreThere is a sacredness that is found in the first moments of the morning. While it may feel overwhelming to change your entire morning routine in one day, consider slowly adding components to it that will set the tone for your day. When the first rays...
Read MoreOur life is a journey, a school of life. Everyone we meet has a purpose and a role in our classroom. We too have a role or purpose in this classroom. Our life is a journey, a school of life. Everyone we meet has a purpose...
Read MoreInstead of hiding who we are, we have to embrace the broken times and faults that make us beautiful. When a piece of pottery cracks or breaks into numerous pieces, it’s tempting to toss it out as no longer useful. It is damaged, both functionally and...
Read MoreAn excerpt from Grateful Exit: How to Advocate Effectively, Take Care of Yourself, and Be Present for the Death of a Loved One. Even with all the advances of medicine, no matter how far we advance scientifically, life is terminal. There is a limit to this life,...
Read MoreStress, it turns out, is a lot like snow. Here’s how to dig out. Endoca recently did a survey and found that 58 percent of all Americans say they’re more stressed now than they’ve ever been. “About one third of stress is caused by the accumulation,...
Read MoreHere are a few tips for keeping calm and taking care during the holiday season. Stress is an inevitable, natural, normal part of our lives. The problem is that we don’t always know what to do with it, so it can get stuck in our bodies...
Read MoreLearning benefits us as we age As we grow older, learning new things is essential for maintaining cognitive health and quality of life. According to research from the University of California, Riverside, something called “broad learning,” can help us avoid the mental decline that was previously seen as...
Read MoreOur greatest capacity to have influence over our health is with our habits. If you wake up one day and realize that your routines are not doing you any good, and in fact, they may be hurting you, it’s time to do an inventory on your...
Read More↓ The clothing industry is super wasteful. Here’s how to stop being part of the problem. ↓ I love clothes and I love shopping. So, I was totally guilt-stricken when I learned that textiles are a leading polluter, coming in second only to the oil and gas industry....
Read More♥ Single-use plastic is piling up. Here’s how you can help staunch the flow. ♥ By 2017, China had had enough. No more, it announced, would it be “the world’s garbage dump,” recycling about half of the earth’s plastics and paper, according to The New York Times. The U.S. had...
Read More♥ Maybe. Some people seem to engage networks that don’t usually team together. Quick! How many ways can you use this brick? How about this rope? It sounds like a game of Clue, but this test of imagination and spontaneous thinking was given by brain researchers at...
Read More◊ 8 Ways to Build Your Problem-Solving Intuition Here are eight ways to build your natural ability to use intuition. You’ve heard the terms mother’s intuition, gut instinct, and women’s intuition. For eons, intuition was viewed as mumbo-jumbo—something that some people gave credit to, but that scientists didn’t...
Read MoreHow Do I Survive the Pain? How do we summon the courage to look at the animal abuse that makes us all want to look the other way? If we don’t look, we’re certain to never help the animals. Most of my students these days don’t...
Read More* 16 Affirmations For Loving Your Body * What if we were to practice radical self-acceptance? * One of my favorite internet memes reads, “How to have a bikini body: Take a bikini. Put it on your body.” I love how it rejects outright the notion that in order to...
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