We all have an expertise in a certain area of our life, where we are proficient in this dimension of our daily routine and feel we have mastered this realm. After years of practice and discipline, you may now be brilliant in the kitchen, raising children, working out and/or your career. This is to be […]

It is popular lore that Michelangelo would travel to Carrara, a 60 mile journey from his native Florence, to seek out the magnificent marble for his masterpieces. David, La Pieta, Moses and countless other brilliant sculptures were carefully selected from the marble quarries by the iconic master himself. Michelangelo was a notorious perfectionist, often going […]

The word disease originally was used to refer to lack of ease or comfort rather than how it is used today to describe a sickness or health condition. But perhaps in this context it is apropos to revert back to its original definition where dis-ease literally meant to not be at ease.  Whenever you can, pause and […]

Enlightenment is such a nebulous word. Buddha’s simple definition is the end of suffering. Of course, we all want that, but what does that really mean? It tells us what it is not, but not what it is. How do we end suffering? In a spiritual sense, it means freeing your mind of your inner […]

Being in love is one of life’s most precious gifts we can experience. We float on air with dizzying thoughts. The sky looks bluer, love songs on the radio seem to speak directly to us, bland food tastes delicious. We get butterflies, have visions of rainbows and dream of unicorns in our sleep. We feel […]

We all have set routines in life, especially during the week, that may involve some variation of the following: Wake up, exercise, tea or coffee break(s), work, lunch, chat with friends, walk the dog, dinner, TV, read, sleep. The cycle then repeats all over again with similar events. From a macro perspective, quite a simple and non-remarkable daily […]

The following topic has become so convoluted in our culture that you most likely have a bias or predisposition on it and will tune out. That is because the messenger(s) of this information has traditionally been from an extreme religious sect and/or culture you can not identify with. So I am going to strip away […]

Many of my writing themes revolve around following your passion.  It’s a popular concept in the self-help genre, almost to the point of being a cliche.  We have all encountered someone who has found their true calling in their life’s work and to witness it is a beautiful thing as these fortunate few have realized […]

We are wired by society to be overachievers.  So much so, that we now have to claim we are giving 110% as a mere 100% was apparently not sufficient enough.  Our culture reminds us, demands of us, that we constantly up our game and take it to the next level as the social pressures cause […]

It is a universal belief that stress comes from external sources. We witness it all the time: the demanding boss, the nagging wife, the hysterical kids on an airplane, the grumpy old man holding up the line at Starbucks. Stress levels spike and we blame others. Yes, people can drive us insane, but there are […]