Most of our daily lives we live in a mental construct, totally identified with the mind. We dwell in the past, replaying old grievances or negative experiences: I cannot believe she said that yesterday, I’ll never forgive him, why didn’t she text me back? He betrayed me. Or we project into the future, creating enormous anxiety: My life […]

We have all witnessed, and perhaps even guilty ourselves of, being seduced and giving preferential treatment to beauty: the hot girl standing in line at the coffee shop; the impeccably dressed interview candidate; the handsome waiter; the better looking presidential candidate.  Beauty is rewarded by the masses and is a universal theme found from the superficial […]

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 […]

The Northern Hemisphere saw its hottest July ever in 2021, surpassing the previous high record set in July 2020. August 2021 is on track to becoming the hottest month EVER on record, eclipsing the previous high which was August of 2020, which had shattered the previous record from August 2019. This summer of 2021 now […]

Take a moment to reflect on the miraculous nature of the human body.  It is an extraordinarily complex creation, capable of performing millions of supernatural tasks daily without us even being consciously aware.  It’s hard to even comprehend the dynamic energy that sustains it – every breath you take, the constant blood flow to and […]

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 […]

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 […]

Summer has finally arrived with seemingly endless sunny days here to stay as we recently celebrated the fourth of July.  It may harken us back to our glory days, reminding us of those long, lazy carefree days we enjoyed in our youth.  Those fond memories of summer felt like they would last forever with eternal […]