How often do we wait for someone else to get things started or for the time to be right before taking action? There is nothing wrong with...

Whether it's a bad job, a bad romance, or a bad habit - the longer we delay departure, the harder leaving becomes. I am reminded of this...

What we really want is to feel something. Ask honestly, "What do I want to feel?" and seek experiences accordingly. #ReadTheStain #writer...

Those who feel powerless are not paying attention. Today can be different than all the days that came before. All we have to do is...

Do you open the box? #ReadTheStain #writer #coach #psychology #spirituality #mindfulness #presence #choice #uncertainty #risk Image...

Ruins remind us of impermanence - the futility of "holding on" to the material things of this world. Everything that rises will fall....

Integrity starts with self sovereignty - the power to choose the direction of our lives and to exercise exclusive control over our...

The one who waits usually experiences time more slowly than the one who responds. We could avoid situations where waiting might become...

We become accustomed to a certain amount of excitement from interpersonal drama and the struggle to survive. So when we find ourselves...

We love solving other people's problems, don't we? And yet, the more advice we give, the more resistance we tend to encounter. "I am here...

Perhaps this is what keeps people from committing to one choice. What if something better comes along? Giving up something real in the...

When we rush, our focus is on an imagined destination, bypassing the now. Since the future doesn't exist, this time is lost inside of a...

Do you ever think about folks who never leave their first job or marry their first crush? Like, "Yup, I'm going to hold onto this one...

There will always be something to be upset about, and yet the comfort of calm is everpresent, too. We may wean ourselves from intense...

Mood depends heavily on which sides we focus on. Is it better to live in the moment and immerse ourselves in joy, or spend that precious...

We expect to find it in a field of flowers or a pretty face, but beauty is everywhere. Today's mindfulness challenge is to look for...

Hopes, fears, assumptions, responses to trauma, self-imposed limitations, patterns of relating, patterns of abuse, addictions, religious...

The distance to a goal shortens with focus. Ask: Is my goal important enough to say no to distractions? #ReadTheStain #writer #coach...

And if we believe we are doomed to poverty, failure, or rejection - we are. Our minds are like robots programmed to seek experiences that...

Human minds like order so we create stories to make sense of the world with logic and rules - Time is predictable and linear. Paris is...