In today's blog, I would like to expand upon some of the concepts that I introduced in my January blog, entitled Confessions of a Thinkaholic. I believe that so many of us seek out external pleasures in our attempts to alleviate our suffering and/or fill an internal...
I think that most of us live it every day, but do we see it, do we feel it—do we understand the paradox of our times? I never fully grasped the concept of paradox before—I think I understood it intellectually but not emotionally. Just the other day, I listened to an...
As Anais Nin, the novelist, writes, “We do not see things as they are—we see things as we are.” I could not agree more! Here’s why. This past November I had a cold virus that kept me home for more than two weeks, and what I found myself doing more than ever was...
My intention with last month’s blog was to lay the foundation and open your mind to the concept of nurturing your natural antidepressants and to the power that lies within you to alleviate your very own suffering. At the end of the blog I went so far as to challenge...
As much as I am convinced of my calling as author, speaker, and coach, I too believe wholeheartedly in my roles as teacher and mental health advocate. Anyone who knows me well enough has heard me speak of my deep desire to transform the educational system and to shift...
A nugget of wisdom I would love to share: You don’t find your calling or your purpose in life; it finds you. Your calling unfolds and emerges over time. However, what it does require is a path to find you—to meet you where you are. And how do you create that path? I...
For years now, as an author, speaker, and life coach, I’ve been studying the mind and the brain—and what I have discovered is that they are all-powerful and utterly fascinating. What I have also discovered is that people don’t know much about either. We understand the...
This past week was the culmination of my New Science of Happiness six-week interactive workshop and what a gift this workshop has been for me. I was given the opportunity to teach and learn from eight phenomenal women—at last, my “ultimate classroom.” n 1992 I...
Buddha said, “Your worst enemy cannot harm you, as much as your own thought…unguarded.” Given my current understanding of the power of the mind, I could not agree more with this phrase. What I am going to do is to expand upon this concept and relate it to an “ego...
Have you ever loved a phrase enough to want to use it, surround yourself with it, and try to live by it? Being that I am an avid reader and writer, I often annotate text and highlight my favorite words and concepts. They frequently inspire new poems and workshops....
