Imagine coming home to a supportive relationship with someone who not only accepts and appreciates you for who you truly are, but...

When are fully relaxed, open, trusting, and accepting of each other, we are in a state of intimate presence. This is one of the most...

We don't need it where we're going! #ReadTheStain #writer #coach #psychology #spirituality #mindfulness #presence #freedom #peace...

Pausing to reflect offers a measure of peace. #ReadTheStain #writer #coach #psychology #spirituality #mindfulness #presence #reflection...

When we release the need to criticize others, we free ourselves as well. #ReadTheStain #writer #coach #psychology #spirituality...

We don't get upset if the wind blows this way or that way. We tend to enjoy the everchanging nature of shifting winds. So why do we get...

Beyond all of the languages, writing, words, and thoughts is connection. Connection is the quiet we encounter in meditation, the...

We don't have to compare, compete, or show off. Sometimes the best way to "win" is to smile and say nothing at all. #ReadTheStain #writer...

Patience grants us the peace to slow down to match the pace of others when the connection is important. Connection is always important....

Ask: What are the top three sources of pressure in my life today? Awareness and prevention may be all that is needed to prevent an...

Because stating the obvious is unnecessary. #ReadTheStain #writer #coach #psychology #philosophy #spirituality #mentalhealth #mindfulness...

Everyone has a story we don't know and reasons why they act the way they do. Perhaps if we knew everything they'd ever thought, felt, and...

Have you ever really wanted something, then looked back later and realized you were spared a load of misery because you didn't get it?...

The greatest gift we can give is peace. Giving peace, by maintaining soothing spaces or listening without judgment, allows the channel of...

Time is limited by anxiety, which always tells us we have to rush to get our needs met. Counter this tendency with the expansion within...

Life is like a chisel chipping away at our egos. The faster we surrender our righteous indignation in those, "How dare this happen to...

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

Thoughtful language creates a feeling of calm within us and improves our relations with others. Today's mindfulness challenge is to pay...

The tendency to judge others offers an opportunity to understand ourselves better. Today's mindfulness challenge is pay attention for...

This is the house peace lives in. #ReadTheStain #writer #coach #psychology #spirituality #mindfulness #mentalhealth #presence #peace...