Insights and Advice from a Former People-Pleaser
“I can’t give you a sure-fire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time.” ~Herbert Bayard Swope In December…
How to Get to the Amazing Life on the Other Side of Your Fears
“As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others!” ~Marianne Williamson Have you ever felt trapped by fear, unable to break free from the shackles of…
3 Simple Words to Help You Feel Present, Grounded, and Nourished
“The little things? They’re not little.” ~Jon Kabat-Zinn Remember Halloween, 2018? No? We wouldn’t, either, except that it happens to be the day our mindfulness journey—and our lives—changed forever. First,…
How I Broke Free from My Toxic Need to Achieve
“If it’s out of your hands, it deserves freedom from your mind too.” ~ Ivan Nuru “Honey, we’re gonna call you an ambulance.” The woman on the other end of…
Hope for the Grieving: You Will Make It Through
“No darkness lasts forever. And even there, there are stars.” ~Ursula K. Le Guin (the Farthest Shore) Everyone with a close relationship with their mother has felt it at some…
How to Find Tiny Miracles, Even During Hard Times
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” ~Albert Einstein In my cancer journey,…
3 Simple Steps to Create More Joy in Your Life
“Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” ~Carl Jung “Should I move back?” was the question I asked myself. It was 2018, and I had moved to Berlin eight…