The power of walking one step at a time
ThT The power of walking one step at a time No matter how long your journey appears to be, there is never more than this: one step, one breath, one moment... Now. - Eckhart Tolle Many of you who know me know...
The power of choice
No matter what the situation, remind yourself "I have a choice." - Deepak ChopraInjury is often associated with powerlessness or a loss of control. When I first started working in the federal penitentiary, I believed I was capable of evoking powerful,...
Finding light in a dark tunnel
We don't reach the light through endless analysis of the dark. We reach the light by choosing the light. - Marianne Williamson True confession: when I swim over dark water, I’m overcome by fear of prehistoric...
Noticing the things that bring us joy
The key to joy is being easily pleased. - Mark Nepo Let’s take a mental vacation. You’re enjoying one of nature’s greatest views, but the person beside you is struggling, noticing instead everything that’s missing...
What if we embraced change
How strange that the nature of life is change, yet the nature of human beings is to resist change. - Elizabeth Lesser I was speaking with a government employee some time ago. She identified the stress she...
Beauty sometimes lies in the hardest moments
To listen is to lean in, softly, with a willingness to be changed by what we hear. - Mark NepoI love what I do. Perhaps it’s because every day offers the opportunity to learn something new. If I approach a situation thinking I know the answer, this can...
What if we were royalty?
Recently I’ve been enjoying the television series The Crown, and find my thoughts returning to a scene where Queen Mary explains to her granddaughter the young Queen Elizabeth, the importance of remaining impartial: "To do nothing is the hardest job of all....
Home isn’t always a place
Anyone who knows me also knows I love sappy movies with predictable happy endings. I love the feeling of knowing that, in 90 minutes, no matter what challenges are faced, everything will be okay in the end. I think in many ways it’s my philosophy of life. If we keep...
Managing Triggers
“I’ve learned how to be in the present”“How?” Asked the boy“I find a quiet spot and shut my eyes and breathe”“That’s good, and then?”“Then I focus.”“What do you focus on?”“Cake” said the mole. True confessions time. When I’m in yoga, trying to clear my mind, I may...
What is love anyway?
It’s hard not to ask the question, especially at this time of year. The following answers were offered by young children in response to a survey by the Couples Institute regarding the question “What is love?” Love is when you go out to eat and...
