I was talking to my daughter recently and found myself saying something that would have been unimaginable for most of my life: "I don't need certainty the way I used to." The moment the words came out of my mouth, I realized how much I had changed. For most of my life, I thought I […]

The single word “better” can quietly create an endless stream of desires in the mind. When we believe something must always be improved—our life, our relationships, ourselves—we begin to feel dissatisfied with the present moment. This constant striving often pulls us into fantasies about the future and away from the beauty of what is already […]

Spiritual awareness begins when we open the heart and attune to the sensations within the body. When we become present to what is happening internally, awareness naturally expands into everything we do. Feelings and emotions move like an electrical current through the physical body. Often, we sense things long before the mind can understand them. […]

In the Buddhist teachings, the Buddha identified what are known as the Eight Fundamental Realizations — insights designed to help us live in harmony with universal laws rather than in resistance to them. These realizations address common human misconceptions that create suffering. The First Realization is the Law of Impermanence. At its core, the Law […]

At various points in life, we are asked to examine our role in conflict—not in theory, but in real time, when emotions are activated and the stakes feel high. Can you look honestly at your life and notice where, instead of taking responsibility for your part, you instinctively move into defensiveness? Why We Become Defensive […]

My kids are in their early 20s. Both of my daughters have always been passionate activists—helping the homeless, standing up for those less fortunate, and speaking out against discrimination in all its forms. I’m deeply proud of them. Yet, when they talk about the injustices of the world, I often hear a lot of anger. […]

To be alive is to feel — and to feel is to experience emotion. But how well do you really know your emotions? How at home are you with them? Do you distance yourself from your emotions, or do you get lost in them and allow them to swallow you up? Do you have difficulty […]

I had an experience earlier this year that utterly and completely changed my life in ways that I can’t honestly find words in the English language to convey here. After having been in a relationship with someone on and off for almost two years and progressively growing closer to one another, talking about living and […]

The Law of Least Effort is a timeless spiritual principle rooted in the wisdom that nature’s intelligence operates with effortless ease. Just observe: we don’t force the sun to rise, the flowers to bloom, or the tides to flow. Nature unfolds perfectly and spontaneously—without struggle or resistance. This law is also known as the principle […]

The only time we suffer is when we are arguing with what is. We believe that life—or people—should show up a certain way. When they don’t, we get upset. We throw all sorts of assumptions on top of their behaviors, their words, their choices... and we believe those assumptions to be the truth. Rarely do […]